I built a pomodoro timer that won't start the next round until I do squats

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I used a test build that fast-forwards the 25 minutes. The squats are real and that's me in the video. I work at my desk most of the day. I already used pomodoro, so in theory I got a break every 25 minutes. In practice every "5-minute break" was me picking up my phone, and 5 minutes turned into 40. My focus was fine. My back was not. So I built Shrimpodoro. When a focus round ends, the next one stays locked until you do your squats. You prop your phone up and it counts the reps through the front camera. It all runs on the phone, the video is never saved or uploaded. You pick 5, 10 or 20. Every squat is 1 meter of climbing. The meters add up toward landmarks, a little house, the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Skytree, so a day of breaks turns into something you can see. If you really can't squat (meeting, train) you can skip, but that round goes into your stack as a blank tomato. You can cheat, you just have to look at it. It's new and I've mostly tested it on myself, so the counting will probably miss on some bodies and camera angles. That's why I'm posting: try it and tell me where it gets things wrong. Or tell me if a "locked until you move" rule would make you delete it on day 2. No account needed. The squats, the climbing and the landmarks are free. Pro is $16.99/year, or $27.99 once if you hate subscriptions like I do. Right now Pro also unlocks unlimited pomodoros, but I'm making those free for everyone in the next update. Link in the comment. Thanks!   submitted by   /u/law-chain-hot [link]   [comments]