How do I change the metric type of an exercise (for example, switch from reps to time)?

The metric type (reps, time, distance and time, or weight and reps) is controlled by the Category on the exercise definition in your Exercises library. There is no per-set toggle inside the workout editor, so to change the metric type you edit the exercise's Category in the library — or, for Fitsly-provided exercises, copy it to your custom library first and edit the copy.

How Category maps to metric columns

Category sets which columns appear on the exercise card in a workout:

• Strength — Set, Weight, Reps, Rest
• Bodyweight — Set, Reps, Rest
• Timed — Set, Time, Rest
• Short Distance — Set, Distance, Time, Rest
• Long Distance — Set, Distance, Time, Rest

If the exercise is a custom exercise

A custom exercise can be edited directly.

1. Click Exercises in the left nav.
2. If you need to narrow the list, click Filters and set Exercises from → Custom.
3. Click the exercise name (or the … menu → Edit) to open the editor.
4. In the Category section, click the new category tile (for example, Bodyweight → Timed).
5. Click Save exercise.

The new Category applies everywhere this exercise is used. Any workout that already contains it will show the updated metric columns the next time the workout is loaded.

If the exercise is a Fitsly-provided (system) exercise

System exercises cannot be edited. Copy the exercise to your custom library, change the copy, and swap it into the workout.

1. Click Exercises in the left nav and open the system exercise.
2. In the detail modal, click Copy to Custom. The modal confirms: "This is a system exercise. You cannot edit it, but you can copy it to your custom exercises and modify the copy."
3. Open your new custom copy from the Exercises list.
4. In the Category section, click the category tile you want.
5. Click Save exercise.
6. Open the workout, click the … menu on the original exercise card, and choose Change Exercise to swap in your new custom version.

Things to watch out for

• There is no metric-type toggle on the exercise card inside a workout. The … menu offers View, Change Exercise, Duplicate, Add Alternates, Move, and Remove — but no "Change Metric Type."
• A copied exercise keeps the original's name. Rename the copy (for example, append "— custom") so it is easy to tell apart from the Fitsly version when searching.
• Category is a single choice — you cannot, for example, add Weight to a Bodyweight exercise or Time to a Strength exercise without switching the whole Category.
• Changing the Category affects every workout that uses the exercise, not just the one you are editing.
• Tempo and Each Side are available on every exercise card regardless of Category, so simple cues like tempo do not require a Category change.