This year, due to their success with Onyx, the two made the Under 30 Consumer Technology list.
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Antonir, on the other hand, interned at Microsoft and LinkedIn and worked at software company Illumio before starting the company. from China and who was a computer vision researcher at the Berkeley AI Lab, after graduation interned at Facebook and worked at Google.
from Israel with his family when he was seven, met Sha at his second computer science class at UC Berkeley, and the two became project partners for almost every class. The more you huff and puff your way through them, more and more encouraging trophies and badges will appear on your personal leaderboard.Antonir, who moved to the U.S. And again, the workouts themselves might only be a few minutes each, but they certainly feel fire-emoji effective. Once you pick a program to follow, it will recommend an exercise session to complete each day or every other day. My recommended programs, with names like Tush Toner, Metabolic Kick, and Sweat Off the Pounds, range from two to three weeks in duration. Nothing like some friendly competition to go back for more punishment, am I right?Īs well as the challenges and the short-but-sweaty workouts, there are also multiple programs available within the app.
According to the app, I’m ranked 176th out of 309 people on the leaderboard. An eight-minute Core Coordination session (categorized as advanced, in fairness) had me virtually wiped out. The best bit? They’re super short, but definitely not easy. Within each section, they’ll be further broken down into options like Chest Toner, Sun’s Out/Guns Out, and so on.
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You can also see the stats of other people taking part, invite friends and, in some cases, the app will donate $1 to charity when you share your challenge highlights with them.īeyond challenges, the workouts are separated into traditional categories like Cardio, Full Body, Legs & Glutes, and Upper Body. When I first downloaded the app, I completed a survey explaining what I was hoping to achieve and what I wanted to focus on, so the challenges presented to me include things like Max Pushup Challenge and a 21-day toning program to target legs and glutes.
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Therefore it’s no surprise that there’s a series of real time challenges incorporated into the mix of workouts offered. One thing that seems pretty integral to the ethos of this app is keeping people accountable, no matter if they’re a fitness rookie or a bona fide pro. In all honesty, I was a little embarrassed when the trainer’s voice acknowledged that I was taking a breather before finishing my last pushup rep at one stage. And honestly, can’t we all tend to slack a little bit when no one is in the room to bark at us? Another major draw of Onyx is that the app will only count down your reps when it sees you performing them. I’ve used my fair share of workout streaming platforms and after a while they can feel pretty unappealing and the workouts quickly feel repetitive and uninspiring. Nonetheless, a bit of a furniture rejig happened and we quickly made up.
I guess no one told the trainer how spatially limited New York City apartment bedrooms are. The only thing I found slightly irritating was the amount of times the voice kept telling me to move further away from the camera so she could see me better. Take, for example, when I was panting my way through commandos and shoulder taps - something that always manages to challenge my upper body strength - the instructor gave me helpful pointers such as lowering my hips more to protect my back. The app’s software analyzes your movement and the trainer explains if there’s something you can correct. While you watch the instructor explain and perform the move (think: pushups, planks, lunges, etc.) on the screen, your own image will appear in the upper left hand corner.
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Similarly, the motivation of a fitness professional is worth its weight in gold when you think you’ve no more energy left to give.Īfter you position your phone on the floor and prop it up against the wall, Onyx utilizes your camera to capture your position. Ego bruising though it may be, it’s for your own good when a trainer corrects your form. While no one usually enjoys getting called out for their shortcomings, there’s one exception to the rule - and that’s in the gym. Onyx helps you correct your form in real time Freya Drohan/CNN Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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