MyLiveGym: an online gym platform with workout videos, live classes and an AI coach

The challenge

An online gym looks simple from the outside. Inside, it is a subscription platform, a video system and an accounting system rolled into one.

• Video from two sources. The workout library had to play content from both Wowza (HLS) and Vimeo without the member noticing the difference.
• Live classes. On top of on-demand videos, the platform had to stream live classes.
• Mobile first. When training at home, the phone is often the screen within reach. The app had to behave like a mobile app without going through an app store.
• Subscriptions and Greek invoicing. Recurring card payments, bank transfer as an alternative, refunds, and transmission of receipts to myDATA, the Greek tax authority's e-invoicing platform.
• Management without a developer. The gym team had to set up programmes, upload videos and manage subscriptions on its own.

Workout videos and live classes

Workout videos come from two sources, Wowza over HLS and Vimeo, and the platform unifies them in a single library. In the admin panel the video library syncs with Vimeo. Live classes are also streamed over HLS, inside the same app.

Subscriptions, payments and e-invoicing

Subscriptions are billed through Stripe, and members can also pay by bank transfer. Refunds are handled from the admin panel. For every payment actually collected, a receipt is issued and transmitted to myDATA through Wrapp, so invoicing is not a manual job at the end of the month.

Members are verified with a one-time passcode (OTP) by SMS, and the platform's emails are sent through Mailgun.