Show HN: Workout to Work – A desktop app that annoys you into exercising

Category: other

Tags: desktop-app, health, productivity, wearable-integration, open-source

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

Workout to Work (W2W) is an experimental desktop app that combines focus timers, wearable biometrics, and optional friction mechanisms to encourage physical activity during long work sessions. Its novel approach to using Bluetooth heart-rate monitors for activity verification and configurable interruption effects makes it an interesting tool for reducing sedentary behavior. While still early-stage and niche, the project prioritizes transparency, user control, and local execution.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, remote workers

Repository: https://gitlab.com/tivat/workout-to-work

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