flabs2abs

A simple script that speaks aloud your exercises with duration and break timers.

Do you just want a simple timer to help you exercise? Do you get sick that everything on the market either wants you to pay them or watch ads? I do.

There's probably a million other solutions out there just like this but here's my take. I rushed this messy solution out to get my fat ass exercising ASAP.

Usage

Simply running: python3 flabs2abs/cli.py will begin the workout specified in WORKOUT_FILE. python3 flabs2abs/cli.py -h will show the usage information.

This script only expects one thing on the user's part and that's to have WORKOUT_FILE in CSV format (see Environment variables below). The CSV is read in the following format:

workout name	workout duration	break duration
crunches	40	20
scissors	0:40	0:20
plank	0:0:40	0:0:20

All three of those entries would work fine with the script to set 40 and 20 seconds respectively.

It should be noted that durations are not mandatory - my file looks as so:

crunches,,
scissors,,
plank,,
oblique toe taps,,
knee to elbow crunches,,
leg wipers,,

Any time value that is not filled will use the DEFAULT_[WORKOUT|BREAK]_DURATION values set in flabs2abs.py.

Environment variables

At the moment these values are hard-coded inside flabs2abs.py. With the pip module integration will come a CLI interface where these values can be more easily edited. Furthermore, I also plan to move said values to an INI file for even easier use from others.

Environment variable	Description	Default value	Type
READY_TIME	How long the user has in seconds before the workout starts	10	Integer
WORKOUT_FILE	Relative/absolute path to the workout file. The file could be named something else so long as it is in CSV format.	workout.csv	String
WORKOUT_LOOPS	How many times the script will repeat the exercises in the file.	3	Integer
DEFAULT_WORKOUT_DURATION	How long the workout will last in seconds	40	String
DEFAULT_BREAK_DURATION	How long a break the user has after the exercise in seconds	20	String