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Skin In The Gym
We really don't want your money
15 followers
We really don't want your money
15 followers
We don't just take your money, we donate it 80% of it to a charity of your choice. If you're going to be a lazy ass and pay a gym membership every month it might as be paid to a charity - right? right? Skin In The Gym is an accountability app live in Australia and Norway: commit to one to four sessions a month with $10 staked on each. Show up and pay $0. Skip, and $8 of that $10 goes to the charity you chose.
Love this concept honestly, turning laziness into donations is kind of brilliant. One thing though, adding a streak counter or some kind of milestone tracker could really help people stay motivated to keep showing up month after month, like a visible record of how much theyve helped donate by not skipping.
Picked four pilates sessions this month and actually showed up to all of them because I knew my donation to the RSPCA was on the line. Genuinely clever way to keep me consistent.
honestly love the angle here, basically turning a lazy skipped session into actual money for a charity i actually care about. tried it for a month and it weirdly worked because losing $8 hurts way more than just feeling guilty.
What if the streaks counted too, like a bonus for hitting all four sessions in a month where the charity match doubles. Would make it way more motivating to keep a full month clean instead of just scraping by on one or two.
Love the charity angle and the nudge to actually show up. One thing that would really help folks like me is a short weekly check-in or push notification that recaps your upcoming commitments for the month, like a quick "you've got 3 sessions left to hit your goal" reminder. Right now I'd probably forget I even staked until it's too late.
The charity hook actually makes me want to try it instead of dreading yet another fitness app. Picking where the $8 goes felt surprisingly motivating on day one.
finally tried this after hearing about it from a friend, picked a local food bank and committed to two sessions this month. the charity picker actually felt thoughtful, not just the usual big names. only weird bit is seeing the forfeit pop up in the app before you've even had a chance to go.