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Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by corkmask »

L_226 wrote: post #16
corkmask wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do I start at Chart 1 Level D- even if I am not a complete slob? Even worse do I stay at each level for 4 days (35yo)? I mean the first exercise is bending forward 2(!!!) times in 2 minutes.

When I was starting out I just did as many reps as comfortable in the prescribed time period and then matched the level by the fewest reps completed in any exercise. e.g. I started at A+ for chart 1 for 2 consecutive days, then A+ chart 2 for 3 days, then progressed upwards from chart3 D- as I only did 20 reps of ex. 1. I failed chart 5, 2 days in a row 30 days ago and have only been doing chart 4 since then, but I e…

thanks for that. good luck on chart 5

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by medialucky20 »

This looks good starting point for people who are busy or lazy to start workout.I will definitely try. Only thing bothering me here is, it asks for mail ID and details for free trial too. I prefer to see sample videos or exercise before signup. Also, are they generic to people or user can customise based on health condition or age group?

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

shermanmccoy wrote: post #24

It's a good idea, kind of like a distributed gym. I think they need to invest more into convincing us that 7 minutes a day will do something for our health.

This is such a good point! We definitely need to do that. What would convince you? The CDC guidelines for exercise To maintain your weight: Work your way up to 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalent mix of the two each week. Problem is most people aren't doing anywhere close to the CDC guidelines. What we're hearing from users is that they can't say they are too busy for a 7-minute workout...so they end up doing it. If you do 7 min a day for 7 days that's 49 minutes a week of exercise - which helps people build the habit and the confidence necessary to "work their way up" to the CDC's suggested guideline.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

medialucky20 wrote: post #22

This looks good starting point for people who are busy or lazy to start workout.I will definitely try. Only thing bothering me here is, it asks for mail ID and details for free trial too. I prefer to see sample videos or exercise before signup. Also, are they generic to people or user can customise based on health condition or age group?

This is great feedback - thank you! Looks like the links to the sample workouts are missing. Here's one https://www.workoutdaily.io/vanessa. It sounds like we need to also provide links on the signup flow soon after we ask for an email. This could explain why so many people are dropping out! Right now the workouts are intended for people between the ages of 20-60 and in good health. Soon we would like to make it so the user can customize based on health condition and age group. We'd love to know more about how you'd like to customize and what you're looking for.

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

Tepix wrote: post #12

Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week? I've followed the Mark Lauren 90-day bodyweight challenge with good results (using his book) - didn't loose weight (wasn't trying to) but got a lot fitter. It's about 30 minutes of training plus warmup and cooldown so the total time invested is more than that.

I always say the best workout is the one you look forward to. If you are currently doing 30min 3-4x a week - and you change the exercises every 2 weeks (so you don't plateau0 - then you are following what most trainers would say is the ideal protocol for strength training. You're also hitting the CDC guidelines. Ideally you would also be getting 120-150min of vigorous cardio in there as well.

Definitely going to check Mark Lauren out. Thanks for the tip! The 7-min workouts tend to work best for people who are too busy for 30-min workouts, or they are looking for something to "mix it up." For instance, they've been doing the same ab workout forever. Our 30-day ab program delivers a new 7-min ab workout every day, so you learn a lot of new moves!

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

michaelcampbell wrote: post #13
Tepix wrote: post #12

Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week? I've followed the Mark Lauren 90-day bodyweight challenge with good results (using his book) - didn't loose weight (wasn't trying to) but got a lot fitter. It's about 30 minutes of training plus warmup and cooldown so the total time invested is more than that.

> Is a daily 7-minute workout better than a 30-minute workout three or four times per week? The best workout is the one you'll actually do; I suspect this program is appealing to the crowd that figures they can fit in 7 minutes, but not 30.

EXACTLY

Re: Show HN: Workout Daily. We text new 7-minute workouts daily to make fitness easy

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Post by jenniferpattee »

osullip wrote: post #15
m3adow wrote: post #10

You should improve transparency. "Try it free", without a pricing overview site doesn't look like very trustable.

I went to their sitemap: https://www.workoutdaily.io/sitemap.xml And found this: https://landing.workoutdaily.io/pricing

Wow I did not even know we pushed that out live! Thank you for digging it up and sharing!!!!
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