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1 Pixel Workout is a Chrome extension that intercepts your distraction sites โ Twitter, Reddit, Instagram โ and replaces mindless scrolling with a 60-second desk workout. It's a site blocker that turns procrastination into posture fix.
Built for desk workers dealing with forward head posture, tight hips, and brain fog from sitting all day. Every workout is designed to undo sitting damage โ neck resets, hip openers, and mobility moves you can do between meetings without leaving your chair.
No gym. No equipment. No willpower needed โ the trigger is automatic.
Free tier available. Pro unlocks unlimited workouts and progress tracking.
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Desk workers and remote professionals aged 25-45 who struggle with posture issues from prolonged sitting, and who recognize they spend too much time on social media but haven't found a sustainable way to change that habit.
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1 Minute Workout is the only fitness tool that turns your distraction sites into workout triggers. Instead of blocking Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit entirely, it intercepts those visits and prompts you to complete a 60-second exercise first. It's a site blocker that actually improves your health.
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Unlike traditional fitness apps that rely on willpower and scheduling, 1 Minute Workout works with your existing habits โ not against them. It catches you at the exact moment you're reaching for a distraction and redirects that energy into movement. No gym, no equipment, no 30-minute commitment. Just one minute, right at your desk, targeting the posture problems that desk work creates.
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After 20+ years as a backend developer, I know the toll desk work takes on your body. I built 1 Minute Workout because I wanted to fix my own "nerd neck" without adding another task to my day. The insight was simple: I already have triggers throughout my day (checking Twitter, scrolling Reddit) โ why not use them?
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Ruby on Rails, Tailwind CSS, Stimulus, and Svelte for the Chrome extension.
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We're launching publicly on Black Friday 2025. Currently in early access with a small group of beta testers.
React Engine might be a bit more popular than 1 Pixel Workout. We know about 1 link to it since March 2021 and only 1 link to 1 Pixel Workout. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Working on platform around Exercise Snack concept: https://1minuteworkout.org/. Basically it's a browsers extension: site blocker + ultra short workouts. To break 8h sitting. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
I was wondering to use paypal's React Engine (https://github.com/paypal/react-engine), but I have some doubts:. Source: over 4 years ago
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