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Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by 29athrowaway on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:41AM (#27503930)
At least when I've joined a gym, a person there would assess your fitness, ask what your goals are, and based on that you would get an exercise routine.

Following a random exercise routine can result in injury.

You should at the very least talk to a lawyer and put a disclaimer in that page.

Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by ViVr on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:47AM (#27504018)
> Following a random exercise routine can result in injury.

A trainer can check your form and help you execute the exercise safely but how does an exercise routine injure you?

Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by neogodless on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:51AM (#27504071)
It might not be super clear from the site shared here, but most of these exercises are done with barbells with weights, or dumbbells. It's not hard for a beginner to do these with incorrect form, and then increase the weight over time, until bad form plus weight results in injury.
Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by inspector-g on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:43PM (#27508055)
Citation needed that bad form inherently leads to injury.
Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by sitesuniverse on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:43AM (#27503961)
Good point, thanks for the feedback
Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by 29athrowaway on Monday June 14, 2021 @12:05PM (#27504288)
Also add something like: I am at least 15 years old or something. That is the age requirement for many gyms.

Also, a Report button is highly recommended for anything involving user generated content.

Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by sergiotapia on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:56AM (#27504159)
"can result in injury"

please.... just lift super light and find your form.

Re:Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database by 29athrowaway on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:59AM (#27504198)
When you make a website, you have to think out of the box.

Your audience will not necessarily be a 20 year old in good physical condition. It may be as well a 10 year old that doesn't know what to do with the information you are giving to them. Or someone with a pacemaker, or someone with some medical condition that puts them at risk.

Then... Not only people can get injured by following an exercise routine in good-faith... some people may injure themselves on purpose so they can sue you.

Will people be able to injure themselves anyways if you add a disclaimer to the website? Absolutely. But it won't be your fault anymore.

But that's only the start. If you allow people to write anything they want in a textbox, bad things can happen. People can write ANYTHING, not only exercise routines... And by anything, I mean, very illegal things.

And if you allow people to upload pictures, well... that can go very wrong as well.