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tivatdoar / workout-to-work

tivatdoar / workout-to-work

May 28, 2026 Health & Fitness
exercise reminder physical activity motivator sedentary behavior reduction

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tivatdoar / workout-to-work

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Workout to Work is a desktop app that periodically locks the user's computer, requiring them to complete a set of exercises to regain access. The app aims to encourage physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior by interrupting the work routine. It allows users to customize the frequency and type of exercises, as well as the lock duration.

Comments (6)

Trace Gibson Trace Gibson 1 week ago

Nothing like being held hostage by your own machine until you do jumping jacks. Genuinely curious though, what's the stack, and how are you handling the actual screen lock at the OS level? Seems like something users could trivially bypass by force-quitting unless there's deeper integration.

Kiera Dickinson Kiera Dickinson 1 week ago

nobody wants their screen locked mid-task, this is begging to get uninstalled

Guido Grimes Guido Grimes 1 week ago

Native OS hooks for lock screen control would be the core challenge.

Marina Stroman Marina Stroman 1 week ago

can you customize lock intervals or is the timing fixed?

Jerrod Wisozk Jerrod Wisozk 6 days ago

native os hooks or just an overlay i can alt-tab past

Nathanael Goodwin Nathanael Goodwin 6 days ago

productivity loss as a feature is a tough pitch