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Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Re: Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Post by tixocloud »

pmatev wrote: post #8
tixocloud wrote: post #4

We're building a real estate research tool to help people find the right home based on their lifestyle. This could be really interesting for us if ever there's traction. I'm particularly interested in ratings and reviews and the filtering capability.

If you like this, you might be interested in my current startup Membi https://membi.co . It's a similar tool, for discovering sports and fitness venues in your local area. We're currently based in London, UK but growing quickly. Happy to have a chat if you want to know more.

Just checked it out and agree that it's interesting. Are you guys focused on UK venues only?

Re: Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Post by pbreit »

acconrad wrote: post #2

I finished up the first round of my side project: PeerGym http://www.peergym.com let's you search for quality gyms in your area by membership price and amenities - the kinds of things services like Google Maps and Yelp don't do. Most people do a particular kind of workout (running, weights), and need special equipment (treadmill, barbells), and you can't always guarantee you'll know what you're getting just by the na…

I think it's a nice project, well executed and sorta scratches an itch. I think if you actually want to try to get some usage, you're going to really have to put your business/growth hat on and really try and understand why people would use it, how they're going to find it, one or 2 key "wow" features, etc.

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Post by clamstew »

acconrad wrote: post #2

I finished up the first round of my side project: PeerGym http://www.peergym.com let's you search for quality gyms in your area by membership price and amenities - the kinds of things services like Google Maps and Yelp don't do. Most people do a particular kind of workout (running, weights), and need special equipment (treadmill, barbells), and you can't always guarantee you'll know what you're getting just by the na…

What did you use for auth, uploads, ssl? Are there good libraries out there?

Re: Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Post by overcast »

weego wrote: post #15

What does it matter what it's built in if it's not an open project? First issue. I click an icon on the right yet the menu it controls opens on the left.

Often times people are curious on what it's built with. It was one of the very first questions asked when I showed my recent project.

Re: Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Post by nemild »

pbreit wrote: post #14
acconrad wrote: post #2

I finished up the first round of my side project: PeerGym http://www.peergym.com let's you search for quality gyms in your area by membership price and amenities - the kinds of things services like Google Maps and Yelp don't do. Most people do a particular kind of workout (running, weights), and need special equipment (treadmill, barbells), and you can't always guarantee you'll know what you're getting just by the na…

I think it's a nice project, well executed and sorta scratches an itch. I think if you actually want to try to get some usage, you're going to really have to put your business/growth hat on and really try and understand why people would use it, how they're going to find it, one or 2 key "wow" features, etc.

It seems like the focus is more to get one's feet wet with Phoenix/Elixir (especially as the OP refers to a tutorial series he wants to write) - not making this site into a wildly successful business

Re: Show HN: PeerGym – A Health Club Database Made with Elixir/Phoenix

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Post by tclancy »

grardb wrote: post #6

How do gyms make it into the database? I'm looking at where I live (Brooklyn), and almost every single gym listed is a CrossFit gym. There are a considerable number of missing gyms. Otherwise, this is awesome. I work out at home now, but when I was looking for a gym a while back, it was extremely annoying. New York is especially bad since most gyms are small and/or prioritize cardio equipment and weight machines as o…

Same here, all 3 are CrossFit places. I need to be able to filter by: "Will eject you for using the squat rack for non-squat activities".
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