Exercises
The Exercise Library lets you create reusable exercises that you can add to any workout. Each exercise can include sets, alternates, rest timers, and tracking for weight, reps, duration, or distance. Build your library once and use it across all your training.
Understanding the Exercise Library
Your exercise library contains two types of exercises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Default exercises | Pre-built exercises available to all users |
| Custom exercises | Exercises you create for your specific needs |
Both types work identically in workouts. Custom exercises let you tailor your library to your training style.
Creating a Custom Exercise
Open the Exercise Library
Navigate to Workouts → Exercises or access the library when adding an exercise to a workout.
Create new exercise
Click New Exercise and enter a name.
Configure the exercise
Set the following options:
- Category — Determines which fields are tracked:
- Default — Weight, reps, duration, distance
- Reps Only — Just rep counting
- Cardio — Duration and distance focused
- Duration — Time-based exercises
- Default Weight Unit — kg or lbs
- Default Distance Unit — km or miles
- Description — Optional notes about form or purpose
- Thumbnail — Optional image URL
Save the exercise
Click Save to add it to your library.
Your preferred weight and distance units are used by default for new exercises. Change these in Settings → Preferences.
Adding Exercises to Workouts
Open your workout
Go to Workouts and select the workout you want to edit.
Add an exercise
Click Add Exercise and search your library. Select the exercise to add it.
Configure sets
Add sets to your exercise. Each set can track:
- Weight — Load used
- Reps — Repetition count
- Duration — Time in seconds
- Distance — Distance covered
- Rest — Rest period after the set
- Kind — Normal, warm-up, or failure set
Add alternates (optional)
If you have substitute exercises, add them as alternates. This is useful when equipment isn’t available or for exercise variety.
Set rest timers
Configure rest between sets and between exercises. Your default rest times from Settings are used automatically.
Tracking Sets
When completing a workout, each set shows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | Load for the set |
| Reps | Number of repetitions |
| Duration | Time in seconds |
| Distance | Distance in your preferred unit |
| Completed | Mark when finished |
Set Types
- Normal — Standard working sets included in statistics
- Warm-up — Preparatory sets excluded from statistics
- Failure — Sets taken to muscular failure
Warm-up sets are excluded from your exercise metrics, keeping your statistics focused on working sets.
Using Alternates
Alternates are substitute exercises you can swap in when needed:
- Equipment isn’t available
- You want exercise variety
- Working around an injury
Add alternates when editing an exercise. During a workout, you can quickly switch to any alternate while keeping your session organised.
Rest Timers
Sequence tracks two types of rest:
- Rest between sets — Pause after each set within an exercise
- Rest between exercises — Pause before moving to the next exercise
Set your preferred defaults in Settings → Preferences:
- Default rest between sets — Applied to new exercises
- Default rest between exercises — Applied when moving between exercises
Override these defaults on any individual exercise or set.
Viewing Exercise Metrics
Track your progress over time in Metrics → Exercises:
- View all exercises you’ve performed
- See weight, reps, and volume trends
- Filter by date range
- Compare performance across sessions
The metrics pull from completed sets marked in your scheduled workouts, showing your actual training history.
Syncing with Templates
When you schedule a workout, exercises are copied to your session. Whether later changes to the workout template reach that session depends on whether the scheduled copy is linked or unlinked:
- Unlinked scheduled sessions retain their original exercise configuration and are not affected by template changes
- Linked scheduled sessions can receive updates from the original workout template, so exercise edits may propagate automatically
- New sessions always use the updated template
For unlinked sessions, you can manually sync a scheduled session to match the current template if needed. See Linked vs Unlinked Scheduled Workouts for how linking controls this behaviour.
Managing Your Library
Edit an Exercise
Open the exercise from your library and update any field. Changes to name or category propagate to all workout templates using that exercise.
Archive an Exercise
Remove exercises you no longer use by archiving them. Archived exercises:
- Don’t appear in search results
- Remain in existing workouts
- Can be restored if needed
View Usage
See which workouts use a specific exercise. This helps you understand the impact before making changes.
Tips
Start simple
- Add exercises as you need them rather than building a huge library upfront
- Use defaults for most exercises, customise only when needed
Consistent naming
- Use clear, consistent names for better searching
- Include equipment in the name if relevant (e.g., “Dumbbell Row”, “Barbell Row”)
Track what matters
- Not every exercise needs every field
- Use the appropriate category to show only relevant tracking fields
Rest timers
- Set realistic defaults that work for most of your training
- Adjust per-exercise when certain movements need more or less recovery