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How do I change an exercise's metric type (reps, time, distance)?

Set an exercise's tracking type and tracking columns to control exactly what your client logs per set.

Verified Sep 12, 2026Web + coach app

What a client logs per set comes from two settings. The exercise's tracking type sets the default, and the tracking columns name the exact metrics. You can set both on the exercise itself, and override the columns for a single workout.

Change an exercise's tracking type

  1. Go to Training → Exercises and open a custom exercise.
  2. Under Category, choose the tracking type.
  3. Save.
Tracking type
Tracking typeWhat the client logs
StrengthWeight × reps
BodyweightReps
TimedTime
Long DistanceDistance (km/mi) × time
Short DistanceDistance (m/yd) × time

A tracking type is required before an exercise will save.

Choose the exact tracking columns

Tracking columns are the per-set fields the client fills in. They default to whatever the tracking type implies, and you can pick up to three from: weight, reps, long distance, short distance, time, speed, cadence, RPE, RIR, heart rate, heart-rate %, calories, watts, RPM, and rounds. A rest column always shows alongside.

Override the metrics for one workout

  1. Open the workout in Training → Workouts.
  2. On the exercise card, choose the tracking columns for this workout.
  3. Save the workout.

The override applies to this workout only. The exercise's own defaults are unchanged, and other workouts keep using them.

What clients can enter

Metric
MetricRange or unit
Weightkg or lb, in the client's units
TimeUp to 999 min 59 sec
SpeedUp to 500 km/h or mph
Cadence0–400 spm
RPE0–10, in steps of 0.5
RIR0–10
Heart rate0–300 bpm
Heart-rate %0–100
Calories0–10,000
Watts0–9,999
RPM0–300
Rounds0–999
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