• Free to register and use (only pay for optional Gyminee Pro)
• Excellent concept of using social networking in a fitness setting to enhance motivation and to share training logs and training experiences
• Good way for beginners to connect with other beginners using the forums and to get fitness tips
• Ability to set up challenges, either with gym buddies or open to any Gyminee member. Also the functionality to add a challenge widget to an external blog or website which would update the leaderboard automatically.
• Ability to monitor nutrition and weight and keep a food diary. A holistic approach incorporating both diet and exercise.

• Did not find use of site intuitive and found the profile building process a bit confusing.
• Unclear as to what information was public and what was private.
• Did not find it immediately obvious how to log a run or view my training history.
• Format of challenges was too constrained for what I wanted to do. I was unable to set myself an ongoing challenge of running 30 miles a week as challenges were time constrained.

TechnoTrotter says

“Gyminee is an exciting social networking fitness tool which has the potential to be used to enhance motivation for exercise and healthy eating. However, for me it failed to deliver as I wanted to be able to log and view my training in a specific way and create a widget for my blog which would give an ongoing update on my running. I was less interested in the social aspect and I suspect Gyminee will appeal more to those who want to use the Gym buddy facility and perhaps the functionality is also geared more towards a gym setup.”

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