I Built a Free ExerciseDB Alternative (1,300+ Exercises with GIF Animations)

Source: Dev.to

Example usage

const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.workoutxapp.com/exercises?bodyPart=chest',
  { headers: { 'X-WorkoutX-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } }
);
const exercises = await res.json();

You get back structured JSON.

// Combine any filters
fetch('/exercises?bodyPart=back&equipment=dumbbell&difficulty=beginner')

What’s included

• 1,300+ exercises with animated GIFs
• Filter by body part, target muscle, equipment, difficulty
• Calorie estimates + recommended sets & reps
• 11 REST endpoints
• ~155 ms average response time
• OpenAPI / Swagger docs

Pricing

• Free plan: 500 requests/month — no credit card required.
• Paid plans: start at $9.99/month for 3,000 requests.

Compared to ExerciseDB on RapidAPI:

• No middleware — direct API access
• Transparent, flat pricing
• No surprise rate‑limit errors

Try it

🔗 workoutxapp.com — free API key in 30 seconds

Happy to answer questions about the architecture or the dataset. What are you building?