Fitocracy

Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:44 pm

I found this little gem online a week or so ago, and I love it. At it's core, it is a website that turns exercise into goals, games, and quests for you to complete and show to the world. It's still in development, and the game side is going to be worked on more next month, but it is still great right now.

Basically, you log your exercises, pretty much any exercise you can think of is in the Fitocracy database and is given ranks. After you say what you've done and how many reps/miles/minutes/etc. , you get points. After awhile, Fitocracy sees what you do and gives you challenges and quests that give you large amounts of points for pushing yourself to the next level.

What I'm mot impressed about it how welcoming the community is, it's not a bunch of meatheads who brag about their latest 500lb benchpress, the people are genuinely caring and nice. Plus, with the set-up of the website, cooperation is really key to having a fun time.

If anyone is interested in getting an invite, I have 6 left, though there are tons available online if you look.
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Andrea P
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:16 pm

http://xkcd.com/940/

That's pretty much all I know about fitocracy :P
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Fanny Rouyé
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 pm

I'd like to check it out. i can haz invitez0r?
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Christina Trayler
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:24 pm

It has been amusing recently... I admit I tried it cause of XKCD
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Suzy Santana
 
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:37 am

That's actually a pretty cool idea.

The whole Quest and Level Up aspect appeals to the gamer in me, the whole Physical Exertion Exercise aspect appeals to the masochist in me and the fact that I don't have to actually physically interact with any other human beings appeals to the misanthrope in me. It's Win-Win!
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Anna Beattie
 
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