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Show HN: Stretch HN
Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
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Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#52looks neat! I think I found a couple of bugs: 1. East seated twist left and right have their icons switched. The twist left states to put your left hand on your right knee, but it shows the person with their left hand on the back of the chair. 2. When you first start and are on the 5 second count down page, you can scroll through exercises. 3. Once that 5 second page moves on, if you're on the first exercise and clic…
Well spotted!
1. Fixed 2. Sorry I didn't quite get this, do you mind explaining it more in detail? 3. Working on it
Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#53Thanks for building this! Next step is hooking up a Slackbot with daily reminders and selling it to businesses as an employee wellness program. I think the 40+ person I work at would sign up for it
Thanks! You might see a B2B version coming soon ;)
Add a login and a private employee leaderboard for social pressure :)
Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#54Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#55nice work!
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#56Congrats! Looks great. Any plans for the future?
I'd like the main focus of the app to continue to be the daily routine as I think it's a nice nudge to a create a simple habit with great health benefits.
Having said that, I have a couple of routines lined up that target specific body parts for those days when you want to really go for the stiffest areas (ETA: these would just live permanently in the page).
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#57Faaaaar tooooo maaaaany bits in that routine, I can't even bother counting beyond ten. How about just six and repeat then two or three times? I won't need it myself as I have a standing desk with a bar stool if I need some rest and go to the gym during winter and roadbike in summer, but at the gym I have a muscle routine (turns out cyclists only have muscles in their legs) that is just eight stations with the classic…
Standing desk doesn’t do squat for your flexibility. You should be able using both hands to reach every spot on your back or there about. You should be able to sit down on the floor with your hips bent at 90 degrees whilst both your legs are straight and your knees pointing upwards and unbent. You should be able to sit at 90 degrees to the floor straight on your ass whilst having your legs inter locked (“Indian sitti…
I agree, but looking at the routine it doesn't seem to do much for ham/mobility except the deep squat hold. What part is supposed to help with what you mention, assuming I'm missing something
Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#58Faaaaar tooooo maaaaany bits in that routine, I can't even bother counting beyond ten. How about just six and repeat then two or three times? I won't need it myself as I have a standing desk with a bar stool if I need some rest and go to the gym during winter and roadbike in summer, but at the gym I have a muscle routine (turns out cyclists only have muscles in their legs) that is just eight stations with the classic…
Standing desk doesn’t do squat for your flexibility. You should be able using both hands to reach every spot on your back or there about. You should be able to sit down on the floor with your hips bent at 90 degrees whilst both your legs are straight and your knees pointing upwards and unbent. You should be able to sit at 90 degrees to the floor straight on your ass whilst having your legs inter locked (“Indian sitti…
> You should be able to...
I'm afraid quite a few of those have become a no-can't-do since they've put a few plates and screws around one of my hips... result of a cycling mishap, of course.
One thing the standing desk allows me as a music fan is to sway or even dance a little when I listen to music during my workday. A sitting desk is simply more restraining and will (in my case) often lead to that bad habit of placing my legs on the corner of the table. The curse of freelancing my my own office.
Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#59Faaaaar tooooo maaaaany bits in that routine, I can't even bother counting beyond ten. How about just six and repeat then two or three times? I won't need it myself as I have a standing desk with a bar stool if I need some rest and go to the gym during winter and roadbike in summer, but at the gym I have a muscle routine (turns out cyclists only have muscles in their legs) that is just eight stations with the classic…
For this first version I followed the recommended guidelines of holding stretches for 30s (and if they are different for left and right then it would should as 2 exercises but in reality it's one if that makes sense). Having said that, still working on the best formula so thanks for the feedback!
Yes, make one out of the two, people pick up the mirroring instantly. Assuming a five-day work-week it's okay not to stretch every part every day, is it like with muscle exercises where you actually need a rest day to give the muscles some time to grow?
Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
#60looks neat! I think I found a couple of bugs: 1. East seated twist left and right have their icons switched. The twist left states to put your left hand on your right knee, but it shows the person with their left hand on the back of the chair. 2. When you first start and are on the 5 second count down page, you can scroll through exercises. 3. Once that 5 second page moves on, if you're on the first exercise and clic…
Well spotted! 1. Fixed 2. Sorry I didn't quite get this, do you mind explaining it more in detail? 3. Working on it
As per 2:
If I have to use my left hand, the figure should use its right hand. This way I can mirror the figure so from my perspective both hands move to the left.