Moving Widget Workouts to Exercises
If you have a large library of widget-based coaching workouts, you can move them to exercises gradually, one workout at a time, while clients keep training.
Sequence doesn’t have a one-click “convert widgets to exercises” action. You migrate by adding exercises to an existing workout, keeping the widgets that still add value, and removing only the widgets you no longer need.
What Exercises Replace vs What Widgets Still Do Best
Use exercises for structured set tracking. Keep widgets for custom tracking that isn’t set-based.
| Move to exercises | Keep as widgets |
|---|---|
| Set structure (multiple sets) | Logbook entries |
| Weight/load tracking | Slider ratings (effort, mood, readiness) |
| Reps tracking | Select choices |
| Duration-based sets and holds | Custom non-set checks and notes |
| Rest between sets/exercises | Any metric that is not part of set execution |
A Safe Migration Workflow for Coaches
Pick one coaching workout first
Start with one high-use coaching workout rather than your whole library.
Duplicate it
Open the coaching workout and use Duplicate. You now have a legacy version your current clients already know and a new version for the exercise-based structure, so active planners don’t change while you test.
Add exercises alongside existing widgets
In the new version, add exercises first (sets, weight, reps, duration, rest). Leave the existing widgets in place while you check the flow; a workout can have both.
Remove only the widgets you no longer need
Once exercises cover the structured tracking, remove the overlapping widgets. Keep logbook, slider, or select widgets if they still capture useful data.
Roll out to clients on future dates
Assign the migrated version to upcoming planner dates. Leave in-progress or current-week sessions on the legacy version if you don’t want to change them mid-block.
Choose linked or unlinked
When you add a coaching workout to a client, decide whether it stays linked:
- Linked — future template edits sync to that client copy
- Unlinked — that client copy stays independent
To avoid surprise updates to existing linked workouts, keep the original live and schedule the migrated copy as a separate workout.
Web and Mobile
Coaches manage the migration on web: editing coaching workouts, adding exercises and widgets to the same workout, duplicating before rollout, and assigning workouts as linked or unlinked. Clients can complete workouts with both exercises and widgets on mobile.
Suggested Rollout Pattern
- Migrate your top 5 templates first.
- Use the migrated versions for all new planning blocks.
- Keep legacy templates only where clients are mid-cycle.
- Retire legacy templates once they are no longer scheduled.
Related
- Coaching Workouts — build and assign workouts to clients
- Exercises — configure exercise categories and set tracking
- Widgets — keep non-set tracking where it still helps