r/fitnessonline

Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate marketing student conducting research on Planet Fitness for a class project. I'm looking for people who are familiar with or have been members of Planet Fitness to complete a short anonymous survey.

The survey takes about 3–5 minutes, and all responses will only be used for academic research.

I really appreciate your time and support.

Survey Link

Hey guys, looking to make a group chat with about 5 people who are gym beginners ideally with the same goals.

Male, 31, skinny build - not much muscle. Looking to bulk up and gain more muscle. I want to be more confident in my own body.

I understand the basics. I have good knowledge of what I need to eat and what exercises I need to do. My biggest downfall is consistency and getting my calories in.

Looking to make a WhatsApp group chat with a few more guys with similar goals (or another platform, doesn’t need to be WhatsApp). The purpose of the group chat would be maybe to set ourself challenges, come up with workout plans we can all focus on, keep each other accountable, and motivate each other.

Leave a comment if you’re interested. Would like to keep it small so it’s more personal.

I built an app that allows you to share workout videos from Instagram and TikTok and it breaks the video down by each exercise. I’ve been using it the past few months and I think it’s helpful in saving time fumbling through saved Instagram videos.

But before I commit to actually marketing it, I wanted a realistic and unbiased gut-check…Do you actually use social media gym workouts or do you just stick to your program?

I've been lifting for a few years and I've noticed that I end up using multiple apps for different things:

• Logging workouts
• Tracking calories/macros
• Monitoring progress
• Keeping track of PRs
• Looking at body measurements/photos
• Sharing updates with a coach/trainer

Most apps seem to do one thing really well but are missing something else, so I constantly bounce between them.

If there was a fitness app that tried to centralize most of this, what would be the one feature that would make you switch from your current setup?

Also curious:

• What fitness apps do you currently use?
• What's the most annoying thing about them?
• What's something you wish your coach/trainer could see automatically?
• What fitness data do you actually care about tracking vs. what feels unnecessary?

Interested to hear what other people find useful.

So my gf (f28) and I (m26) have even together for two years now, and living together for 6 months.

We met at the gym where she was working, and because of her life circumstances and burnout, she wasn’t able to workout as often and sort of fell out of her normal routine.

She quit the gym over 6 months ago (a bit before we moved in together) and has still not found any passion or “want” to exercise in any way. In her past life she was extremely fit, either working out, running, biking, etc. and her family is the exact same way - very active. But she has lost the spark.

I go to the gym around 4 times per week, and regularly take walks / hikes - I’m not a serious health nut or anything but do believe that taking care of your body is the cornerstone to a healthy life. I also try to eat healthy without over-analyzing everything.

How can I be more supportive to my gf and help her find the love for fitness again without being overbearing and pushy?

Hi friends i just moved from Montreal to Gatineau (j8p) and I’m wondering if there any open air places or parks that have equipment to do pull-ups, dips, muscle-ups, and other calisthenics exercises
Thank you 🙏

Can someone share workout program here for beginners?
Thank you!

- I’m trying my best to stay true to working out for strength and gains while also having some aspect of functionality to it. What do you think? If you have alternatives or critiques please share!

Upper A (Strength + Athletic)
Plyo Push-Ups — 2×3-5
Weighted Pull-Ups — 3×4-6
Incline Bench Press — 3×6-8
Weighted Dips — 3×6-8
Overhand Plate Row / Chest-Supported T-Bar Row — 3×6-10
Single-Arm Landmine Press — 2×8-10
Hammer Curls — 2×8-12
Farmer Carries — 2x1 minute

Lower A (Hypertrophy)
Squat Variation — 4×6-8
Romanian Deadlift — 3×8-10
Leg Curl — 3×10-15
Leg Extension — 3×10-15
Calf Raises — 3×12-15
KB Hip Flexor Raises — 2×8-12
Cable Crunches — 3×10-15

Upper B (Hypertrophy)
Incline Dumbbell Press — 3×8-12
Pull-Ups or Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown — 3×8-12
Superset with BW Dips or overhead tricep extension
Unilateral Cable Row — 3×8-12
Dumbbell Shoulder Press — 3×8-12
Chest Fly (Cable or Pec Deck) — 2×10-15
Superset -> Rear Delt Flys 2x12-15
Lateral Raises — 2×12-15
Superset:
Dumbbell / EZ-Bar Curl — 2×8-12
Tricep Pushdown — 2×8-12

Lower B (Athletic)
Trap Bar Jumps — 3×3-5
Trap Bar Deadlift — 3×5
Single-Leg Box Jumps — 2×5/leg
Bulgarian Split Squats — 3×8/leg
Nordic Curls — 2×5-8
Tibialis Raises — 2×12-15
Cable Woodchoppers — 2×10-15/side

Optional Skill / Recovery Day
Archer Push-Ups — 3×5-10
Pause Pull-Ups — 3×4-8
Pistol Squats — 3×6-8
L-Sit Progressions — 3 sets
Crow Pose — 3 holds
Farmer Carries — 2 rounds
Band Pull-Aparts — 2×15-20
External Rotations — 2×12-15

Hi. I (19M, 5' 11'', 66kg/145 pounds) have avery sedentary lifestyle. I'm gonna have to add a few notes for context.

Before the pandemic i used to have some swimming lessons, but apart from that, i have never done much exercise. An important thing to note, is that until 2023, i was a bit overweight, having reached 86kg/190 pounds, with still no exercise. I then tried to start cardio and dieting, which led me to, in 6 months, lose 30kg/66 pounds, then being underweight. However, i was never satisfied with my results, because all i did was lose weight, i still had basically no muscle mass (my arms up until this day are extremely thin) and kept a very annoying belly despite visible ribs. I kinda gave up exercise for a few years until this year.

Recently, i decided to change that finally and start taking exercise more seriously, since insecurities about my body won't go away if i don't try to improve. But i'm confused on two aspects:

- 1st: Today i weigh 66kg, having lost 3 kg in a week because i tried to diet a bit (eat less processed foods, eat smaller portions, and add more protein). But i'm not sure if weight loss is the way to go if my intention is to build muscle. I've tried to watch some videos to understand, but i don't know if gaining weight and muscle, then cutting the weight, or losing weight and gaining muscle is the right choice. I don't think losing weight is the way to go since my weight is already close to bordering underweight, but i'm not sure gaining weight would help really?

- 2nd: I've tried to start muscle exercise, but since i'm so INCREDIBLY sedentary, i cannot keep any sort of consistency. I started with a 15 min leg workout, and i could barely bend down for 3 days. The day after i did upper body for 15 minutes, and my arms are still locked into place due to soreness. I even tried 10 min with abs and for 2 days i had trouble getting up. It reached a point where everything was so sore i couldn't exercise because i had no strength in any muscle. Not sure what can be done here, but is there something that could be done here? It's incredibly frustrating to try to exercise and just be in such pain that i have to sit all day

How do you manage your fitness routine day to day?

Do you save workout videos from Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and actually follow them consistently?

Or do you mostly create your own routine, use an app, or follow a structured program?

Curious what people are really doing and what actually sticks long term.

Hey everyone,

I'm a high school student working on a fitness app called Tempo: Tempo (please join the waitlist!)

The idea came from a problem I kept running into: most fitness apps can generate workouts, but they don't help you actually stay consistent when life gets busy.

Tempo creates a workout plan based on your goals and equipment, then automatically schedules workouts into open time slots on your Google Calendar. If your schedule changes, workouts can be rescheduled instead of just being skipped.

Some features:

• Personalized workout plans
• Google Calendar integration
• Automatic workout scheduling
• Flexible rescheduling when plans change
• Progress tracking and streaks

I'm still building it and would love honest feedback:

• Is this a problem you'd actually want solved?
• Would you trust an app to schedule workouts for you?
• What's missing from the concept?
• What would make you sign up?

Any feedback (good or bad) would be really helpful.

Thanks!