Training

Training overview#

Open Training in the sidebar, under Library, to reach your training library. It has four tabs, and each has a button in the top-right corner for adding a new item.

Everything in the library is a template. When you put a workout into a program, or a program onto a client, Fitora makes a copy, so you can tailor one client’s version without changing the template or anyone else’s training.

The building blocks

Training content follows a hierarchy: programs hold workouts, workouts hold sections and exercises, and exercises come from your exercise library.

• Exercise: a movement from the library, with instructions, equipment, level, type, the muscles it works and an optional demo video.
• Workout: one training session with a name, description and image, made of exercises and sections. Each exercise has a set count, up to four prescription columns (such as reps, weight and rest), a note and optional alternatives.
• Section: a named group of exercises inside a workout, of type Regular, Interval, Circuit or AMRAP. Exercises can be linked into supersets inside a section or outside one.
• Program: a collection of workouts, either Calendar or Fixed.

Where training shows up for a client

Each client’s profile has a Training tab where you schedule or assign their workouts and review what they logged. It has four views: Calendar or Programs (depending on the client’s training mode), Statistics, Exercise History and Completed Workouts. Clients follow and log their training in the Fitora app on iPhone or Android.

Calendar and Fixed training modes#

Every client has one training mode. It decides how their workouts are organised, in your app and in theirs.

Switching a client’s training mode

1. 1Open Clients in the sidebar and open the client’s profile
2. 2Go to the Training tab and click Settings
3. 3Open the Training Mode tab
4. 4Select Calendar or Fixed
5. 5Click Update

Managing your exercise library#

The Exercises tab lists the built-in exercise library together with the exercises you create. Each row shows the exercise’s thumbnail, its Primary Focus (main and secondary muscles), Type, Level, and whether it is Custom, meaning one of yours. Click a thumbnail to play the exercise’s video, and click a row to open the exercise.

Searching and filtering

Type in Search exercise to find an exercise by name, or click the filter icon next to the search box to narrow the list:

• Status: Active, Archived or All
• Hide Fitora Library: show only your own exercises
• Equipment, Main Muscle, Exercise Type and Level

Click Clear filters to reset them. The same search and filters, apart from Status, appear wherever you pick exercises while building a workout.

Creating an exercise

1. 1Open Training in the sidebar and go to the Exercises tab
2. 2Click + Add Exercise in the top-right corner
3. 3Enter a Name (required) and optional Instructions
4. 4Under Filters, choose the Main Muscle (required) and, optionally, the Equipment, Level, Type and any Secondary Muscles
5. 5Under Media, paste a YouTube Link or upload a Custom Video
6. 6Click Add Exercise

Editing and archiving your exercises

Click one of your exercises to edit it, then click Update Exercise. Built-in exercises open read-only, as Exercise Details.

To retire one of your exercises, click the archive icon on its row and confirm with Archive exercise. It leaves your active library, but workouts that already use it keep showing it. To bring it back, set Status to Archived and click the unarchive icon on its row.

Building a workout#

Workouts use the same editor wherever they live: in your Workouts library, inside a program, or on a client’s calendar or Fixed program.

Creating a library workout

1. 1Open Training in the sidebar and go to the Workouts tab
2. 2Click + Add Workout
3. 3Enter a Workout name and an optional Description, then click Add Workout. Or let Fitora AI build it on its tab (see Building a workout with Fitora AI)
4. 4Click the new workout in the list to open the workout editor

The workout editor

The editor shows the workout’s image and name at the top, a description field, and the list of exercises and sections. On a wide screen, your exercise library sits in a panel on the left, with search, filters and a List or Grid view.

1. 1Click Add Exercise at the bottom of the list to add a standalone exercise, or Add Section to add a section (see Sections and supersets)
2. 2Pick the exercise in the dialog, or drag it in from the library panel
3. 3In the exercise’s table, enter the number of Sets, then choose up to four columns from the headers, which read (Optional) until you pick one
4. 4Enter a target value in every column you picked
5. 5Optionally click Add a note to write instructions the client sees with the exercise
6. 6Drag exercises and sections by their handle to change the order
7. 7Click Save

Prescription columns

Each exercise has one row of targets: a set count plus up to four columns. Choose a column type from each header’s dropdown; each type can be used once per exercise.

Alternatives

Open an exercise’s menu and choose Add Alternative to offer another exercise the client can swap in, for example when a machine is taken. Alternatives appear under the exercise; hover one and click its × to remove it. Click an exercise’s thumbnail to view its details and video.

Workout image

Click the image square next to the workout name to open Workout Image. Pick one of the built-in images or click Upload Image, then click Use Image. To remove the image, hover it and click the × in its corner.

Saving

Save becomes available once you change something. If a required value is missing, Fitora highlights it and shows Fix workout structure instead of saving. Closing the editor with unsaved changes asks you to confirm Discard.

Managing the Workouts library

Each row shows the workout’s image, name and number of exercises. Open a row’s menu to Duplicate the workout or Remove from Library. Removing a library workout does not affect copies already in programs or on client calendars.

Building a workout with Fitora AI#

Describe the workout you want, or paste one you already have, and Fitora AI builds it with exercises from your library: sections, supersets, sets, and values such as reps, rest and weight.

1. 1Click + Add Workout in your library, in a program, or on a day of a client’s calendar, and open the Fitora AI tab
2. 2Optionally enter a Workout Name. Without one, Fitora AI names the workout
3. 3In Workout Description, describe the workout, for example “45-minute upper body workout for an intermediate lifter with dumbbells”, or paste a workout to format, such as “Bench Press 5×8, Rows 4×10”. Click Try Sample to see an example
4. 4Click Create Workout. Building takes about 15 seconds, and the workout is added where you clicked
5. 5Click the new workout to review it in the workout editor and change anything you like

Fitora AI builds only with exercises from your library: Fitora’s popular exercises for the muscle groups the workout trains, and all of your own exercises for them. A pasted workout keeps its order, sets and values; each written exercise becomes the closest one from your library, so check the exercises in the editor.

Sections and supersets#

Sections group exercises inside a workout and tell the client how to perform them. In the workout editor, click Add Section, enter a Section Name (required), choose a type and click Add Section. To reuse a saved section instead, switch to the Section Library tab and click it.

In a section’s header, click the name to rename it, use the arrow to collapse or expand it, and drag the handle to move it. Click Add block note for instructions that apply to the whole section, and Add Exercise to add exercises to it, or drag them in from the library panel.

The section’s menu offers Duplicate, Save to library, Ungroup all supersets (when it has any) and Delete block.

Creating a superset

1. 1Place the exercises next to each other, either as standalone exercises or inside the same section
2. 2Hover between the two exercises and click the link button, Link into superset
3. 3Repeat to add more exercises to the same superset
4. 4Optionally type a name; it shows Superset until you do

To separate a superset again, hover between two of its exercises and click Split superset here.

Reusing sections#

Save the sections you use often, such as a warm-up or a core finisher, and add them to any workout in one click.

Creating a library section

1. 1Open Training in the sidebar and go to the Sections tab
2. 2Click + Add Section
3. 3Enter a Section Name, choose a Section Kind (Regular, Interval, Circuit or AMRAP) and click Add Section
4. 4In the editor that opens, drag exercises from the list on the left into the section and set their sets and columns
5. 5Click Save

To use a saved section, click Add Section in the workout editor, switch to Section Library and click the section. It is copied into the workout, so later changes to the library version don’t affect it.

The Sections tab lists each section’s name, kind and number of exercises. Click a row to edit the section, or open its menu and choose Remove from Library to delete it.

Building a program#

A program groups workouts. Choose its type when you create it, because it can’t be changed later.

1. 1Open Training in the sidebar; the Programs tab opens first
2. 2Click + Add Program
3. 3Enter a Program Name (required) and an optional Program Description
4. 4Choose the Program Type: Calendar or Fixed
5. 5Click Add Program, then click the new program in the list to open it

To rename a program or change its description later, click the pencil icon in the program’s header.

Calendar programs

A Calendar program is laid out in weeks of seven days, numbered through the whole program: week 1 holds Day 1 to Day 7, and week 2 starts at Day 8. It uses day numbers instead of dates, so you can import it for any client from any start date. Each workout on a day shows its image, its name and how many exercises it has.

1. 1Click Add Week to add a week at the end of the program
2. 2Click a day to add a workout to it
3. 3In Add Workout, create a workout on the New Workout tab, pick one from your library on the Workout Library tab, or have Fitora AI build one (see Building a workout with Fitora AI)
4. 4Click the workout on the calendar to open it in the workout editor and add its exercises

Switch between Week view (one week at a time) and Month view (four weeks at a time), and page through the program with the arrows. To jump further, click the label between them, such as Month 1 of 3, enter a number and click Go. Each workout on the calendar has a menu:

• Save to Library: save a copy to your Workouts library
• Copy: copy the workout, then click any day to paste it there
• Move: click another day to move the workout there
• Delete: remove the workout from the program

Each week has its own actions: hover the strip with the week’s number, left of its days, to show them (on a narrow screen they are in the week’s menu). Add week after inserts an empty week right after it and moves the later weeks down by one; Clear week removes the week’s workouts and keeps the empty week; Delete week removes the week and its workouts, and the weeks after it move up by one.

Fixed programs

A Fixed program is an ordered list of workouts. Click Add Workout to create a new workout or copy one from your library. Drag workouts by their handle to change the order; on a small screen, use the up and down arrows. Each workout’s menu offers Save to Library and Delete.

Duplicating and deleting programs

The Programs tab shows each program’s name, description and type. Open a row’s menu to Duplicate or Delete the program. Deleting a program removes it and its workouts from your library; clients who already received it keep their copy.

Scheduling workouts on a client’s calendar#

For a client in Calendar mode, the Calendar view of their Training tab shows every scheduled workout. Use Today, the arrows and the month or week picker to move around, and switch between Month and Week view.

Importing a Calendar program

1. 1Open Clients in the sidebar, open the client’s profile and go to the Training tab
2. 2Click + Import Calendar
3. 3Select a program under Program; only Calendar programs are listed
4. 4Choose the Start Date
5. 5Click Import Program

Day 1 lands on the start date, and every other workout keeps its place relative to it: Day 10 lands nine days later. Imported workouts are added alongside anything already on the calendar, and the client gets a New training program notification.

Adding a single workout

1. 1Click a date on the client’s calendar
2. 2Create a workout on the New Workout tab, pick one on the Workout Library tab, or have Fitora AI build one
3. 3Click the workout on the calendar to add or adjust its exercises

The client gets a New workout notification when you add a workout to their calendar.

Working with scheduled workouts

A workout card shows the workout’s image, name and number of exercises, and is marked In progress while the client is doing it and Completed once they have finished it. Click a workout the client hasn’t done yet to change it in the workout editor; click a completed one to open its summary (see Reviewing completed workouts).

The card’s menu offers Save to Library, Copy (then click a date to paste), Move (then click a date) and Delete.

Assigning Fixed programs#

For a client in Fixed mode, the Programs view of their Training tab lists their programs and the number of workouts in each. A client can have several Fixed programs at once.

1. 1Open Clients in the sidebar, open the client’s profile and go to the Training tab
2. 2Click + Add Program
3. 3On the Program Library tab, select one of your Fixed programs and click Import Program; or, on the New Program tab, enter a Program Name and click Add Program to build one just for this client
4. 4Click the program in the list to open it

Importing from the library copies the program and its workouts to the client and sends them a New training program notification. Inside the client’s program, click Add Workout to add workouts, drag them to reorder, and click one to edit it.

Each program’s menu offers Save To Library, Duplicate and Delete.

Client training settings#

Click Settings on a client’s Training tab to open Training Settings.

Click Update to save. The Calendar Settings tab is only available while the client is in Calendar mode.

Clearing a client’s calendar

In Calendar mode, Clear Calendar at the bottom of Training Settings permanently deletes every calendar workout the client hasn’t completed. Completed workouts and their results stay. This can’t be undone.

How clients track workouts#

Clients see their training on the Training tab of the Fitora app, and today’s workouts on the home screen.

What the client sees

In Calendar mode, a Current Week card shows the days from Monday to Sunday. Tapping a day lists its workouts, each marked PLANNED, IN PROGRESS, COMPLETED or MISSED (planned for a date that has passed). A Training Progress card shows how many of the week’s workouts are done and the Next Session, and View All lists every workout the client can see, split into Previous and Upcoming.

In Fixed mode, each assigned program appears as a card with its number of workouts. Tapping a program opens its workouts, and the client can swipe between them and start any one. A Fixed-program workout can be done again after it has been completed.

Starting a workout

Tapping a workout opens a preview with its image, sections and exercises. Tapping an exercise shows its demo video, your targets and your note for it. The client taps Start Workout to begin.

Logging sets

The tracker shows one page per section, with arrows to move between pages and the elapsed time in the header. For each exercise, the client sees your targets and a table of sets, enters what they did and ticks each set. Their numbers from the previous session appear as grey hints, and ticking a set with empty fields accepts those hints. They can also Add Set or Delete Set.

Clients record the numeric columns you prescribed, such as reps, weight, time or distance. Rest drives their rest timer, and Tempo, RPE and RIR are shown as targets rather than recorded. Clients can’t change which columns are tracked.

When a ticked set beats the client’s previous best, a New Record message appears straight away.

Rest timer

Ticking a set that has a Rest value starts the rest timer automatically. The client can take off or add 10 seconds, pause, cancel, or shrink the timer to a small pill. It beeps for the last three seconds, and if the app is in the background when the rest ends, the phone shows a Rest Time’s Up! notification. The timer icon in the header starts a timer by hand.

Interval, Circuit and AMRAP sections

Each of these sections opens with a Preview of its exercises and targets, and the client taps Start Section.

• Circuit: the client fills in each round and taps Complete Round until all rounds are done
• AMRAP: a countdown runs while the client logs rounds with Complete Round; at zero, Time’s Up! shows how many rounds they completed
• Interval: a follow-along timer with each exercise’s video, a Rest Period screen showing what’s UP NEXT, and pause, previous and next controls; nothing is logged set by set

When a section ends, Section Complete! shows its rounds and duration.

Swapping an exercise and leaving comments

From an exercise’s ... menu, the client can:

• Swap Exercise: choose a replacement. Your alternatives come first, marked Suggested, followed by the built-in library and your own exercises, with Muscle and Equipment filters. The sets and columns stay the same; only the exercise changes.
• Leave Comment: write a comment on that exercise, which you see with the exercise in the workout summary

Leaving and resuming

A workout in progress is kept on the client’s phone until they finish it. If they minimise it, switch apps or close the app, a bar above the bottom navigation shows the workout’s progress, and tapping it resumes where they left off. The red cancel icon in the tracker discards the workout after a confirmation.

Finishing a workout

1. 1On the last page, Review Workout, the client picks a Rate Difficulty option: Okay, Good, Fun, Great or Amazing
2. 2They add an optional Workout Comment
3. 3They tap Finish

The workout summary then opens, with Sets, Volume, Reps, any New Record and their comment, and you get a Workout completed notification. Clients find past summaries and their exercise history behind the history icon on the Training tab, under Workouts and Exercises. Completed workouts can’t be edited or deleted.

Rescheduling from the app

When Can client reschedule workouts to different dates? is on, a reschedule icon appears on calendar workouts the client hasn’t started. They pick a new Workout date and tap Save date.

Reviewing completed workouts#

When a client finishes a workout, you get a Workout completed notification. Click it to open the workout’s summary.

The Completed Workouts view of the client’s Training tab lists every finished session with the workout name and date, the client’s Difficulty rating, and a Note marker when they left a note. Click a row to open the summary.

From the summary you can open any exercise’s history, to compare the session with earlier ones. The Training card on the client’s Overview tab shows how many days they trained this week and their last workout.

Exercise history and personal records#

The Exercise History view lists every exercise the client has logged, with the date they last did it. Search by name and click an exercise to see:

• Performance: the number of Sessions, plus the client’s best and average values, such as Best 1RM or Best Volume
• A chart for each logged value with its average, over 1M, 3M, 6M or 1Y
• Every session in which they did the exercise, with each set they logged; click a session to open its summary

Personal records

Fitora detects personal records automatically when a client completes a workout, by comparing each exercise with the client’s best result before that session.

Training statistics#

The Statistics view summarises a client’s training over a period. Choose 30 days, 90 days, Custom (pick the dates) or All time in the top-right corner.

Copying, saving and deleting#

Most training items can be copied or saved back to your library from their menu. Copies are always independent: changing or deleting the original never changes a copy.