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An easy, Caddy & ExpressJS based web app for importing and sharing data from the API of the Lyfta fitness app

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OpenLyfta, a FOSS workout data collection service for the Lyfta app

by kivir·Jun 29, 2026·1 point·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●MidNiche Gem

Workout share cards with muscle overlays are nice, but it's still just a Lyfta data exporter.

Strengths
  • •Gender-aware body maps with automatic fallback show attention to detail in share cards.
  • •Rate-limit aware bulk send with 429 retry handling respects Telegram's API constraints.
  • •Unicode and emoji decoding handles Lyfta's escape sequences including surrogate pairs.
Weaknesses
  • •Only works with Lyfta — if that app dies or changes API, this tool is useless.
  • •Data export wrappers are common — muscle overlays don't fundamentally differentiate it.
Category
Health
Target Audience

Lyfta app users who want data ownership and shareable workout cards

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