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Jumping Jack Form Check

Is your jumping jack actually good? Prop your phone up and find out — GoodReps watches your shoulder angle (hip → shoulder → wrist) live and scores every rep as you train your calves and shoulders, with core assisting. Free, in your browser, processed entirely on your device.

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The live screen, in miniature — the moving skeleton is the app’s real jumping jack demo pose (front view), with the rep counter, form bar, and phase dot exactly as they run in a session. All processed on-device.
Straight From The App

HOW TO DO A PROPER JUMPING JACK

Setup  Stand facing the camera, feet together, arms at your sides.

  1. Jump your feet wide while raising your arms fully overhead.
  2. Jump back to the start.
  3. Keep a steady bouncing rhythm.
Form cue: Arms fully overhead

This is the same instruction sheet you’ll find on the ⓘ panel inside the app — with an animated demo next to it.

How The Check Works

THREE STEPS TO A SCORED JUMPING JACK

1

Prop your phone and get in frame

Set your phone at roughly torso height and stand facing the camera. The built-in camera test confirms your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start.

2

The AI locks a 17-point skeleton on you

GoodReps measures your shoulder angle (hip → shoulder → wrist) in real time, entirely on your device. No wearables, no sensors. No equipment at all — anywhere you can swing your arms.

3

Move — and watch the form bar

The bar fills as you travel from ~18° toward ~165° at the bottom. Stop short and it tells you; a rep only counts through the full range of motion.

Under The Hood

WHAT THE CAMERA WATCHES

Fix These First

COMMON JUMPING JACK MISTAKES

Arms stopping at shoulder height

The half-jack. Swing all the way up — hands meeting (or nearly meeting) overhead is what makes the rep count.

Feet barely leaving the floor

A shuffle isn't a jump. Get both feet wide and back together with a real hop — light, springy, on the balls of your feet.

Landing stiff-legged

Straight-knee landings send the impact to your shins and knees. Land soft with a slight bend, like the floor is quietly loud.

Slouching as you tire

Posture is the first thing fatigue steals. Stay tall — ribs up, eyes forward — to the last rep.

Your Data

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Rep counting runs entirely on your device — your camera feed is never uploaded.

Pose detection runs in your browser via TensorFlow.js. Camera frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your phone, and we never see them. Sign-in is optional; skip it and everything stays local.

FAQ

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Do I need any equipment for jumping jacks?

None at all — just a bit of space and your phone propped up facing you. Softer flooring or shoes help if you're jumping a lot.

Does it work in a home gym or low light?

Run the built-in camera test first — it checks your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start. If a rep still slips through, manual counting is always one tap away.

Is my camera feed uploaded anywhere?

No. Pose detection runs entirely on your phone, in your browser. Frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded.

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