Derek Shanahan

Exer Studio - Your virtual workouts with real-time scores & leaderboards

Exer Studio is a Mac app that delivers real time exertion stats and a Peloton-style leaderboard virtual workout session using edge-based AI and computer vision โ€“ no extra hardware needed. ๐Ÿ’ช

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Coach Kyle
Exer is the real deal. As a group of certified group fitness pros that were classically trained in utilizing technology to enhance workouts, Exer has helped us level-up at Sweat from Home. We're pumped to partner and grow with them. Let's go!
Derek Shanahan
@kyle_bergman Cheers man - we're super pumped to work with you guys, you're the real deal in virtual fitness sessions. ๐Ÿ†
Zaw Thet
@kyle_bergman best virtual fitness execution i've seen yet! the use of breakout rooms to handle 50+ people is awesome. keep rocking! we're stoked to be working with you and the team
Nicole Aw
@kyle_bergman super stoked to partner w/ y'all to bring virtual workouts to the next level. whoop! ๐Ÿ™Œ
Walter Chen
very cool, congrats @dshan @zawthet and team! would love to hear how you're thinking about the tradeoff from the coaches' perspective of being independent using something like zoom + an events/ticketing platform like mixily vs being inside of exer with the augmented engagement via leaderboards etc.
Derek Shanahan
@zawthet @smalter Solid question - especially as so many fitness professionals had to shift towards more independence (furloughs, etc) and basically set up their business from scratch earlier this year; scheduling, ticketing, video production, email marketing, etc. Studio's built to live alongside *whatever* someone's using to run and maintain the business, and eventually will plug into those tools - we're not looking to be a full-service solution but rather compliment all those other tools and platforms. We're focused on just the movement tracking + real time workout data. We built Studio to demonstrate what's possible, but in the future this tech will live in the browser, or integrate into other platforms/communities so the same engagement and competitive features can live anywhere.
Walter Chen
@zawthet @dshan awesome man. love what you're building. keep it up ๐Ÿ‘Š
Zaw Thet
@dshan @smalter thank you!
Clint Gehde
@smalter Thank you for taking the interest. Great question!
Clint Gehde
Hey Product Hunters! ๐Ÿ’ช As a performance coach and former gym owner with over 20 years of coaching experience, Iโ€™ve seen how COVID-19 has rocked the industry, forcing physical studios and thousands of coaches to shut down and adjust to a new reality. Consumers are reluctant to return to an enclosed gym environment; national gym chains have filed for bankruptcy while other studios have indefinitely closed their physical locations. This moment has fitness industry professionals feeling more disconnected and isolated than ever - and our hope is to leverage AI to help rebuild and strengthen our communities. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Although heartbreaking to see, I am proud of the industryโ€™s innovation through these difficult times. Virtual options for studios and training models are being innovated, and new jobs are being created. With brick and mortar gyms or studios expanding their virtual arms, Studio gives them a differentiated offering to engage their community. We strongly believe that coaches (the human kind!) still need to bring their experience and community insights into these virtual sessions, and we want to help them use technology to power better interactivity and social features. ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป Iโ€™m excited for all of you to try out Exerโ€™s 2nd product, and Iโ€™m even more excited to get thousands of coaches, studios and their communities onto this platform. Together we can help impact millions into an overall better sweat experience. Letโ€™s go!
Chris Messina
Pretty cool โ€” plans for a mobile version? Or does it integrate so deeply w/ Zoom that that's not feasible?
Zaw Thet
@chrismessina yep! the coach controls actually already work on mobile. the browser/mobile version for participants is coming soon. we actually don't integrate with zoom, just take the same camera feed off the laptop...so it works with almost any virtual fitness platform.
Chris Messina
@zawthet ah got it, nice!
Zaw Thet
@chrismessina ๐Ÿ˜‰
Lillian Marsh
Congrats on the launch @zawthet @dshan @clint_gehde and the Exer team! What you guys are doing for the fitness industry is pretty magical. It has been ready for transformation for a long time. You are empowering trainers and coaches with the tech tools to thrive and connect and build their businesses while we all get great workouts outside the traditional gym. Everyone matters in this model. Love it. Your AI is pure wizardry. Brilliant. I'm also so impressed how you were able to pivot on a dime and create something we all need right now! Bravo! Can't wait for what's next.
Zaw Thet
@dshan @clint_gehde @lovelil thanks Lillian!
Derek Shanahan
@lovelil Thanks for the โค๏ธโค๏ธ ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ!
Clint Gehde
@lovelil Thank you for the great words. All the love vibes right now!!!
Mack Flavelle
I need it to tell me when I'm slouching like a Disney villain. Just turn it on and watch me work to tell me to STRAIGHTEN UP. Until then - stoked for this gang, seems like pretty awesome tech.
Derek Shanahan
@mackflavelle Heh, definitely something the AI will be capable of and available for in the future!
Ryan Hoover
@mackflavelle LOL @ "Disney villain"
Zaw Thet
@mackflavelle we got you.... ;)
Clint Gehde
@mackflavelle Great feed back, Mack. We got you!
Zaw Thet
Hey Product Hunters! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Iโ€™m Zaw, one of the co-founders of Exer. We are super excited to launch Exer Studio today, our second product in 5 months! ๐Ÿš€ As this crazy year continues to progress, one of the side effects millions of people have been faced with is the maintenance and fulfillment of our health and wellness. A lot of the choices that people had for staying in shape were taken away this year, and itโ€™s changed the way we all think about our fitness moving forward. Even as things have begun to slowly open up, more than 60% of consumers are convinced they may never go back to a gym environment. ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ That hurts coaches, fitness consumers, pretty much everyone. So we built Studio - we actually pushed it up our roadmap to try and help. Studio works with Zoom/IG/YouTube, any livestream workouts and gives you: ๐Ÿ† Class/session leaderboards, updating in real time ๐Ÿ“ˆ Output scores and real time charts based on how hard youโ€™re working โค๏ธ Power zones - a % from 1 to 100 that reflects your effort levels in 5 second increments ๐Ÿ‘€ 10x better visibility into your workout - for you and your coach ๐Ÿšซ No hardware required besides your laptop (and its camera) Studio is a labor of love for all coaches and users to adapt to this new reality of virtual workouts. Remember, weโ€™re not trying to replace coaches, but give them even more ways to stay connected to the people they train. Itโ€™s only available on Mac (for users, not coaches) for now, but weโ€™ll have a browser version soon. ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ’ฐYou can use Studio for free and with any video conferencing/streaming platform. Weโ€™re launching with a waitlist to ensure everyone gets a great experience, but today you can download the app and take Studio for a spin with our โ€œTry it Now experienceโ€! Weโ€™d love to hear your questions and feedback ๐Ÿ“จ
Anh Nguyen
What a better way to be a part of the fitness community, stay healthy, and have some fun while I'm stuck at home especially in times like these. I love it!
Nicole Aw
@new_user_2828f3602c thanks Anh! Can't wait to see you in one of our free virtual classes next week!
Dan Nguyen
@zawthet @dshan and @movewithexer team, congrats! @clint_gehde, you've coached me everyday for >400 planks and counting. Thanks! Looking forward to the Studio app.
Zaw Thet
@dshan @movewithexer @clint_gehde @dan_nguyen5 thank you! I can't take Clint's voice anymore..I have to use Coach Amy ;) keep on crushing it on the leaderboard!
Clint Gehde
@dan_nguyen5 Alright! Looking forward to continuing our journey together!
Sarah Anawalt
Looks awesome, can't wait to try it! Does it still work if you don't want to share your video?
Derek Shanahan
@sarah_anawalt Thx Sarah - indeed it does, and we may or may not be considering throwing a big 'home workout in skivvies' competition using Studio just to prove it. ๐Ÿ‘€
Sarah Anawalt
@dshan Sign me up :)
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