Guides
Plain guides to lifting with a camera watching.
Written from what the coach in Loopform AI actually does, in the words it actually says. Useful whether you use the app or just want a straight answer.
Start here
How to film your lifts with your phone
Knee height, two to three metres back, whole body in frame, light in front, and which way to face for each movement.
Form check: what a coach watches
The six movements that matter, the faults a coach calls on each, and how a phone camera checks them.
Can an app count my reps?
How camera rep counting works, what it throws away as noise, and the list of things that make it miss.
Form checks, movement by movement
Squat form check
Depth, knees and chest, with the coach's exact words for each fault.
Push-up form check
Depth, body line and lockout.
Lunge form check
Depth, trunk, and the gap between your left and right.
Hinge and deadlift form check
Hips back, back flat, knees soft, finish tall.
Plank form check
One line, held, and how to time it honestly.
Overhead press form check
Lock it out, stand still, no leg drive.
The numbers
Personal trainer cost statistics, 2026
Per session nationally and in big cities, packages, online coaching, what trainers earn, with every source.
New Year fitness resolution statistics, 2026
Who resolves, who quits and when, Quitter's Day, six-month success rates, with the shaky numbers marked.
Choosing an app
AI form-check apps in 2026
The three kinds of camera app, six of them side by side, and the questions to ask any of them.
Rep counting and form cues are free, with or without a subscription. Video never leaves your phone unless you share a clip. Android arrives in January.