Ask HN: Validate my app idea?
I have a small website idea that I'd like to make just for fun (not to become rich or anything) but I think it could still perform well and be popular-ish.
The problem I'm trying to tackle is this : I find it boring to train. I need motivation to keep training and what better motivation is there than statistics? Statistics rock for motivation! Having your training data and graphs and everything is pretty cool.
How am I going to tackle this problem? I am thinking of a cross between a Wii Fit and a Kinect. It would be a web app (for people training at home with free weights for example) or maybe a mobile app (for gyms and on the road). The point is : it would keep your stats with as little intervention needed, using maybe voice recognition or a webcam to count how many lifts you do for a certain exercice for example. Let's say you lift dumbells and you count them out loud while doing it, the app would pick up your voice counting your reps and would automatically save your data when you finish your training.
Any idea/thoughts on this? Thanks!