Show HN: Got my Pebble and built a seven minute workout watchapp today

[akennberg]

http://kennberg.com/7min/

[zarify]

I really like this. It's a nice simple idea and looks really good.

Since they came out with the latest version of the SDK I've been trying to think of some good stuff to play around with for the extended set of features they've given access to.

Any plans on adding support for the accelerometer to this? (for stuff like star jump reps or whatever)

[akennberg → zarify]

Great idea! I was thinking about using accelerometer as well. It'd be cool to track reps and try to beat personal record.

[jwcacces]

That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with six minute workout watchapp. Then you're in trouble, huh?

[kawsper]

Does it work on iPhone? I heard they had issues with Apple, and allowing you to download apps from the internet for your Pebble with iOS.

[andrewmunsell → kawsper]

Yeah, they fixed the problem a while ago and you can install apps and watch faces directly to your Pebble from your iOS device.

[endlessvoid94]

Protip: don't make your background image so monstrously large. It's close to 700kb alone :-)

[akennberg → endlessvoid94]

Reduced it to 200kb. I love my city, what can I say. :-)

[epo → akennberg]

200Kb for a background image? I could say a few things, none of them complimentary.

[Zr40 → epo]

200 KB for a 1600x1078 photo sounds quite reasonable to me. The 300 KB PNG wrist photo on the other hand...

[mparlane]

Once I get my White Pebble I might be able to join in with the watch app fun :(

[supercoder → mparlane]

Yeah I'm waiting for the white too...

[vlaube]

I too wrote a 7 minute workout app, only this time as a shell script.

https://github.com/vlaube-de/7min-workout

[mc-lovin → vlaube]

mine is a regexp

[Zr40]

The three vibrations at the start of the workout might be a bit superfluous; the watchapp already has my attention when starting.

[alpb]

Irrelevant: We just downloaded a 700 kb of background image and your links are hard to distinguish from text.

[HorizonXP]

Nice! I'm going to try loading this once I get the BlackBerry 10 Pebble app done.

[kermitten]

Great! Very convenient in comparison to a smartphone too.

[Cub3]

Thanks for this, just tried it out and it works great

[gdonelli]

Is anyone building a 7-min workout app for iPhone?

[tluyben2 → gdonelli]

I made one for Android and iOS and submitted it to the Appstore; probably they won't accept it though as it's 'too simple'? (Mine is free, no ads, I just wanted it for myself)

There is a paid one here from someone which looks quite nice: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7-minute-workout/id650762525...

Mine is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vafive.sev...

And waiting for an Appstore response as well.

[psyklic]

Very neat! Works great on my Pebble.

[bossx]

Awesome work Alex!

[beachstartup]

what city is that in the background?

[subsystem → beachstartup]

Toronto it seems like.

[mikeroher → beachstartup]

It is Toronto.

[dantalizing]

got it. love it. Thanks!

[westondeboer]

good job!

[analog]

"essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room"

I'm sorry but it just doesn't, even if it is based on science.

[Kurtz79 → analog]

I agree, it was discussed to death in the story about the original article.

This exact phrase actually was in the NYT article rather than the paper itself, that as far as I remember made no such claims.

There is no doubt that is more beneficial than actually doing nothing, but let's keep it real.

About the app, nice.

[pvnick → analog]

Based on science meaning essentially the same as based on a true story.