Gym: what the camera looks for

What the camera looks for

When your gym spot-check fires, the in-app prompt reads "Show us the workout". The vision model then judges whether your three-photo burst shows the activity. In general it looks for:

• A person exercising or clearly set up to, such as with weights, a bar, a machine or a mat.
• Enough of your body and equipment in frame to read the movement.
• A setting that looks like a place people work out, at a gym or at home.

Tips for a clean check

• Prop the phone or ask a friend, so your whole movement is in frame, not only your face.
• Avoid heavy backlight such as a bright window behind you.
• Mid-rep frames are good. Three frames a fraction of a second apart can show real movement.
• Mind other people. Frame yourself, and remember a few frames are sent for a check and never stored.

If a check fails

A selfie in a gym mirror with no equipment or movement may not read as a workout. Step back and show the activity when you re-capture. Streako always offers one re-capture before a check fails, and verification is tuned to give you the benefit of the doubt.

Honest status

New to the flow? Read how a Streako spot-check works. Pings and spot-checks come from the phone app, never from this website.