Exercise API comparison

Best ExerciseDB alternative
real videos, not GIFs

See Your Move against ExerciseDB, feature by feature. The same exercise data every developer expects, with 1,021+ professionally filmed HD videos where ExerciseDB ships animated GIFs.

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1,021+
HD videos
30fps
vs 12fps GIFs
1
API key
Resistance Band Row
BackBandHD video
The difference your users see

A GIF next to a real video

ExerciseDB and most alternatives ship animated GIFs. They load, but they band on color, stutter, and cannot stream. Every Your Move exercise is a real HD clip instead.

Typical animated exercise GIFAnimated GIF
  • Choppy 10-15 fps playback
  • 256-color banding, no HD
  • No audio, no captions
  • 2-5 MB per clip, no streaming
  • Pixelated when scaled up
Your Move HD video
  • Smooth 30 fps, crisp HD
  • Full color, studio lighting
  • Standard MP4, plays anywhere
  • Lightweight files, worldwide CDN
  • Sharp at any screen size

Left: a typical animated exercise GIF. Right: a Your Move HD video clip.

Real footage, not stock

Every exercise, one consistent look

Male and female models on a clean white studio background, HD video on every move. This is what the API returns, no GIFs anywhere.

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Mountain Climbers
Core
Flutter Kicks
Core
Step Calf Raise
Calves
Bridge
Glutes
Dead Bug with Dumbbells
Core
Reverse Lunge with Kettlebell
Quads
Mountain Climbers
Core
Flutter Kicks
Core
Step Calf Raise
Calves
Bridge
Glutes
Dead Bug with Dumbbells
Core
Reverse Lunge with Kettlebell
Quads
Feature comparison

Your Move vs ExerciseDB

A detailed, feature-by-feature look at what each exercise API actually offers.

*A few gym-machine exercises aren't available in white background yet. We're adding them; for now those ship with a gym background.

FeatureYour MoveExerciseDB
Real HD video (not GIF)
White-background videos
Male & female models
Direct MP4 video URLs
Yoga pose videos
Workout generation
Multi-week program builder
AI posture analysis
White-label licensing
Difficulty levels
Detailed instructions
Global CDN (worldwide)Worldwide
OpenAPI spec
Secondary muscles
Equipment filters
Why teams switch

Six reasons developers leave ExerciseDB for Your Move

ExerciseDB is a solid GIF-based exercise database. Your Move is what you reach for when a production app needs real video, licensing and generation on one key.

Real HD video, not GIFs

ExerciseDB ships animated GIFs, capped at a low frame rate and 256 colors. Every Your Move exercise is a real HD MP4 clip that plays anywhere and stays sharp at any size.

White-background & white-label

Clean studio backgrounds with unwatermarked, licensable video, so you can ship the library under your own brand. ExerciseDB GIFs carry a fixed look you cannot re-skin.

Workout & program generation

Generate full sessions and multi-week programs by muscle group, equipment and goal. ExerciseDB is a static database with no generation endpoints.

AI posture analysis

Send a photo or video frame and get joint angles, form scoring and correction cues back. Not something a GIF library can do.

Male & female models

Both model looks across the whole library on a consistent background, so you can match the footage to your audience.

One key, whole platform

The same API key also opens nutrition, recipes and yoga. Build the entire fitness app on a single integration.

Switching is easy

Coming from ExerciseDB?

The shape is familiar: exercises with names, muscle groups, equipment and instructions over REST. Swap the base URL and key, map a few fields, and get HD video URLs back where GIF links used to be.

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migrate.sh
# before: GIF-only exercise data
curl "https://exercisedb.../exercises"

# after: same shape, HD video URLs
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "…/v2/exercises?muscleGroup=chest"

# bonus: generate a workout, same key
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "…/v2/workouts/generate?muscleGroup=chest"
Comparison FAQ

Questions, answered

Is Your Move a good ExerciseDB alternative?
Yes. Your Move is built for teams that outgrow ExerciseDB’s animated GIFs. Every exercise ships a real HD MP4 video, on a clean white or gym background, plus workout generation, program building and AI posture analysis behind a single API key.
Does ExerciseDB have real video or only GIFs?
ExerciseDB serves animated GIFs, not video. GIFs are capped at a low frame rate and 256 colors, carry no audio and cannot stream. Your Move returns a real HD video URL for every exercise instead of a GIF.
What is the difference between GIFs and real exercise videos?
GIFs are limited to roughly 10-15 fps and 256 colors and carry no audio, so they look choppy and dated in a production app. Real HD video plays back smoothly at 30 fps in full color, delivered as a standard MP4 over a worldwide CDN, and stays sharp at any screen size.
Is there a free ExerciseDB alternative?
ExerciseDB offers a limited free tier through RapidAPI, but it stays GIF-only. Your Move starts with a free trial key so you can evaluate the full HD video library, workout generation and every endpoint before you pay.
Can I license the exercise videos for a white-label app?
Yes. Clean, unwatermarked videos are available on paid plans, with brand licensing so you can ship the library under your own brand. ExerciseDB GIFs carry a fixed look you cannot re-skin.
How hard is it to migrate from ExerciseDB?
The data model is familiar: exercises with names, muscle groups, equipment and instructions over a simple REST endpoint. You swap the base URL and API key, map a few field names, and get HD video URLs back where GIF links used to be.

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