How to create your own exercise

A walkthrough of what custom exercises are and how to get the most out of them.

What is a custom exercise?

Custom exercise allows you to create any exercise you wish. They can then be logged and tracked, similar to an Output exercise.

With custom exercises you can;

• Add a YouTube video
• Create your own coaching instructions
• Create your own search terms
• Choose whether you would like the exercise to be sensor tracking or non-sensor tracking

How to create a custom exercise

1. Navigate to the new tab on Hub called 'Exercise Library'.
2. On the top right of your screen click 'Add Exercise'.
3. Give your custom exercise a name.
4. You then have the options of adding a YouTube instructional video and/or written instructions. If you enter your instructions on new lines, it will automatically number them for you.
5. You then need to set the configurations for your custom exercise. You can choose between a sensor exercise (ie sensor tracking) or non-sensor exercise (ie non-sensor tracking).
   1. If you would like your exercise to be sensor tracking, you must choose a Base Exercise (ie what exercise would you like your custom exercise to mimic).
      1. The configuration will then default to that exercise. eg if you choose back squat as your base exercise, your custom exercise will function the exact same
      2. Sensor tracking custom exercises are stored in the module or the base exercise category that you have chosen. e.g. if you create a squat variation it will be in the Barbell Velocity module
   2. If you would like your exercise to be non-sensor tracking, you can choose from weight and/or reps to be tracked
      1. Non-sensor tracking custom exercises are stored in the Custom Exercise module
6. You then have the option to associate metadata to that exercise, which helps with filtering and searching. You can choose from existing Equipment and Body Segment options, and you also have the option to include your own Search Terms.
7. Once created you can immediately start using and tracking your new custom exercise!

How do I know what base exercise to pick?

When creating a custom exercise it can be difficult to choose the most appropriate base exercise to use for your new custom exercise. We have given some suggestions below to help when making this decision. 

1. What do you want to assess with your custom exercise? E.g. just reps and weight or velocity, jump height etc.
2. What Output exercise is this similar to? E.g a hack squat may use a back squat due to the similar movement pattern of the exercise.
3. Give this exercise a go. If it records all reps and provides the metrics you want to track, great! You can then use this exercise as your base exercise.

Editing a custom exercise

Once a custom exercise has been created, some aspects of it can be edited.

Simply click the exercise from the 'Exercise Library' and then click the 'Edit' button.

You can update;

• Name of the exercise
• The YouTube video
• Instructions
• Metadata (equipment, body segments, search terms)

Archiving a custom exercise

If you no longer want a custom exercise in your exercise library you can archive it. This will not delete but instead put it into a hidden state from the selectable exercises in app and hub. You can always unarchive the exercise to resume using it as normal at any stage.

How to archive;

1. Click the exercise you wish to archive from the 'Exercise Library' 
2. Up the top right of the screen, click the 'Archive Custom Exercise' button

Migrating previously used Custom Exercises in the Workouts category

When creating a new workout you will see that the Custom exercise option that was previously available under 'Other Steps' is now gone. In replace there is a custom exercise option next to the Exercises on the left of the screen.

If you have previously used the old custom exercise option, you will notice a yellow triangle box next to that exercise. You only have to update it if you wish to make any edits to that particular exercise.

By editing it, it will allow you to save it as a custom exercise which you will now be able to track and record.