Re:Launch HN: Quell (YC S20) – Immersive gaming and combat w...
by douglaspaul on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @06:02PM
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Ah a Les Mills fan! I have several friends who love the training too, although I haven't heard much about the on-demand stuff until now. Thanks for sharing it!
How has the community element of LM translated to their app? Do you still have ways of engaging or competing?
Re:Launch HN: Quell (YC S20) – Immersive gaming and combat w...
by chris_st on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:34PM
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As far as I know, there's no competing in the app; can't say I've explored every crevice but I haven't seen it.
There is a Facebook group (which I haven't joined) which is, I gather, more supportive than competitive. They do videos every once in a while where they get their trainers/directors to either discuss techniques or answer Q&A. It's support-oriented.
They have a lot of training videos, several for each class of exercise they do. They're in-depth, and really show you the form.
They add tips to the actual work-outs, so you're constantly reminded of good form.
They have alternatives to most of the exercises, so you can modify them if you have (e.g.) knee problems, or aren't up to full push-ups, etc.
They do good cool-down routines at the end of most videos, and have a number of cool-down-only videos you can watch for the others. Not everyone thinks highly of post work-out cool-down/stretching, but a lot of the people who seriously study exercise recommend it.