Gyminee Burpee Contest

Posted by Andy - 05/21/09 at 11:05:43 am

Gyminee Burpee Contest from Andy Smith on Vimeo.

We are a completely distributed team, so we frequently use TokBox for team video chat.  Since we have a big release coming out next week, we needed to relieve a little stress. My bright idea was to do a remote Crossfit-style workout.  Since we suck wind pretty bad for a fitness site, we scaled it to a 50 burpee competition.

This was pretty fun, and an example of how motivation is a great tool to improve fitness.  The rest of the team might call it peer pressure

I captured some screenshots of two of my favorite moments.  The first is when Paul actually completes the burpees, and signals that he is finished (look for his hand - top right).

My favorite moment is when Big D almost has a heart attack at the end.

So there you have it - even if you can’t get together with your friends, you can still keep them accountable to do some exercise.

Lifehacker names Gyminee one of “Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools”

Posted by Andy - 05/17/09 at 10:05:20 am

A special thanks to all of the Lifehacker readers for helping name Gyminee one of the “Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools”. We are honored to be on this list with other great companies, including Garmin and Nike+.

You can see the full article by following this link: Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools.

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