When I was first starting any kind of fitness in my life, I went through several of the programs on darebee and read many of their guides. I found the content to be exactly right for me at the time. Digestible, detailed, 30 day plans for beginners. They also warm my heart with their hard stance on keeping the content free, having zero ads, and being accessible to anyone with internet access of any speed.<p>I hesitate to speak for them, but I don't think their mission is to provide content for people who already know what they want out of exercise, have been exercising for years, and understand what is and isn't good for their body. If you're experienced in fitness, the site likely isn't for you. And that's fine, isn't it?<p>Some folks have called out perhaps not understanding the funding issues with hosting a site so minimal. You're right, that part is cheap. It's the content creators, who are fitness professionals spending their time not working for money that need to be supported by the funding. They also do various outreach programs that of course require money to make happen.
Such a pleasure to see Darebee mentioned here. I honestly didn't even remember its name till now. But, I started my weights with Darebee charts (the full body workout ones ... kinda sound good).<p>Simply following that chart easily takes 45 mins and does a great job for physical and mental health. With pretty limited free time, I found the exercises to be very useful and as effective on average as going to the gym. I don't quite understand the value add of a fitness trainer for the average fitness Joe (like me)<p>I am by no measure a fitness expert ... please feel free to critique them in terms of utility to physical and mental health.
This is an great reference for getting a visual on how to perform some of the most popular exercises: <a href="https://exrx.net/Lists/Directory" rel="nofollow">https://exrx.net/Lists/Directory</a>
It does look clean. Works with JS disabled for me. The bottom part says they are low on funding though. Hopefully frontage of HN doesn't take it down.<p>For some reason, exercise is that one thing that I think I would prefer to watch a video to learn over posters. Not sure why myself.
How do they draw all the figures in the routines? How long would it take a graphic designer to do one? Is there an automate way? I'm just wondering because the figures look so consistent.
For sure exhaled at this one: <a href="https://darebee.com/workouts/keyboard-warrior-workout.html" rel="nofollow">https://darebee.com/workouts/keyboard-warrior-workout.html</a>
I loved Darebee a few years ago when I was a teenager and didn't have any equipment to exercise. Their programs are quite easy to follow and the most important thing is that they instill a habit of exercising everyday.<p>Feedback on form/routines/diet was also quite good in the forums.<p>For those asking about why they need funding, if I remember correctly they test all their programs before release, as well as film the exercises with the correct form, so it's not only hosting that they need to pay for. The videos are high quality, for example: <a href="https://darebee.com/exercises/push-ups.html" rel="nofollow">https://darebee.com/exercises/push-ups.html</a>
They had a very popular workout called "Batman", but DC send a copyright infringement claim.<p>That's why I started to follow them. There is no such thing as bad publicity. LMAO
If you're looking for more of a strict database of "movements" and tutorials - check out <a href="https://impossiblefitness.com/movements" rel="nofollow">https://impossiblefitness.com/movements</a> - free videos and tutorial descriptions of how to do many of these movements (we're launching more and more new videos and updates here soon).
Darebee is absolutely fantastic, and has been for years. They used to publish these one-sheet-workouts under the name of their founder Neila Rey and they have always been concise, ad free and low barrier of entry. They have been free the entire time, so I only recommend donating to them. They also published two Android apps which are absolutely worth checking out:<p>"Workouts by Darebee", which presents you a random workout sheet (multiple workouts with repetitions and a timer) and<p>"FitTap by Darebee", on which you are shown a random single workout. Tap anywhere on the screen for the next random workout.<p>I really cannot recommend them enough, they set the barrier of entry so incredibly low it's fantastic. I used to tediously plan my workouts, order, number of sets, read up on them in the web etc to exhaustion that I almost forgot to actually start the workout. That of course also has it's merits, but for a very quick 15 minute workout in your lunch break, these apps are so much better.
My opinion on this as a parkour and fitness coach is that those routines are quite bad. Without explanations on how to do the moves well, it's much likely that the moves will be done wrong and lead to injuries, and even without that concern in mind, they're barely acceptable. Number of repetitions is generally too high (ideal set is 3x5 rep to 3x8 rep with 3 minute rest), exercises aren't grouped in any logical way (some pages feature both legs and arms, some don't, etc.). Practice this kind of workout regularly would most likely lead to muscle balance issues, pain or even injuries.
If you are interested in bodyweight fitness, /r/bodyweightfitness wiki is a great start to find recommendation and routines.
HN is a tech forum, with tech needs. The word "database" conjures up a specific image in our minds. And THIS is NOT what I had in mind when I read "database".<p>Mind you, this is a perfectly valid use of the word "database", and I appreciate having my mind expanded.
I used Darebee when I got started, it gave me good ideas of bodyweight exercises. As mentioned before MuscleWiki is also a great resource. I've been looking for a good source of bodyweight exercises with progression, anyone? The only one I've found so far that has plenty of instructions is this one -> startbodyweight.com - but I was hoping for something more direct to the point and less blog like.
> DAREBEE is a non-profit free, ad-free and product placement free global fitness resource.<p>This is great. This gives me confidence In the program.
There is a cool app called AGIT that gives you feedback on you progress and form regarding fitness.
They use the smartphone camera (and some AI I guess) to track fitness - kinda like strava for fitness. I've been doing some of their challenges and that competition is motivating me for now!
I mean if you want to do some exercise instead of p90x or watching aerobics on the TV I guess these are OK, but it is only exercise rather than training, and despite them having "strength programs" you won't get properly strong doing them.
To be honest. This all looks intimidating.<p>I just try to move weights and feel if muscles ache at some point. I am kind of incapable of replicating routines.
<a href="https://musclewiki.com/" rel="nofollow">https://musclewiki.com/</a> is a far better website than this Darebee. It contains video loops on how to do exercises properly with an associated experience recommendation (beginner, intermediate, advanced) in addition to text instructions, and you can sort based on what equipment you have available.<p>Darebee, on the other hand, seems to be social media shareables.<p>I am not related to either website.