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<\/p>\nGymder Wants To Help You Find Your Next \u2018Workout\u2019 Buddy: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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A smartphone app out of Germany hopes to revolutionize the way people find workout partners. Meet Gymder.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Munich-based service\u00a0that\u2019s definitely not a dating app, according to its website<\/a>, uses your location to find fitness fanatics in your area to help you connect.<\/p>\n The app\u2019s goal, its website claims, is to \u201cgive people the opportunity to find suitable workout buddies just when they need them.\u201d<\/p>\n Gymder users are ranked by the number of pows they\u2019ve received in a feature of the app called \u201cArena.\u201d The current heavyweight, with a modest 11,600 pows, is a German fitness model who goes by kryaa_emilia.<\/p>\n While it doesn\u2019t look like the app has made much headway in the U.S. market if my nearby feed is to be believed, the location, notification and overall feeling\u00a0of the app see rather familiar. Adam Clark Estes over at Gizmodo would agree, likening<\/a> the app to the popular same-sex<\/a> hookup\/dating app Grindr.<\/p>\n In his article calling Gymder the \u201ccreepiest app of the week,\u201d Estes claims that he received an email from a Gymder employee calling the app \u201cInstagram\/Tinder For athletes.\u201d Samantha Scelzo\u00a0of Mashable<\/a> also called the app out for the conflicting messages.<\/p>\n \u201cSo\u2026this is basically a dating<\/em> app, right?\u201d she wrote, later adding that \u201cthis non-dating, dating app could be just an easier way for people to ogle you at the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n Just to reiterate, the app claims its not a dating app, but merely a social network for those looking for some gym buddies.<\/p>\n To see what all the fuss is about, check out a cinematic trailer for the app below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Photos are from a Gymder press kit.<\/p>\n The post Gymder Wants To Help You Find Your Next \u2018Workout\u2019 Buddy: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VISUALS-FOR-PRESS-1.2.0_2.png?resize=149%2C300\")
With the app you can follow fitness junkies you find inspiring, tune in to content feeds from professional partners, message other users and even send each other notifications called \u201cpows.\u201d<\/p>\n