Support / Create a custom exercise

How-to guide · About 3 minutes

Create a custom exercise

Add any movement that is not already in Belay, including stretching, mobility work, a favorite machine, or an exercise with your own name.

Plan → Exercise Library → Create

  1. Open the Plan tab

    Scroll to the Exercises section, then choose Exercise Library.

  2. Create a new exercise

    Tap Create at the top of the Exercises screen.

  3. Name and describe how you track it

    Enter a name, choose the closest muscle group, and pick the value you want to record each set.

    • Reps for counted movements.
    • Seconds or Minutes for timed holds and stretches.
    • Miles or Laps for distance work.
    • Turn off Tracks weight when added weight does not apply.

  4. Tap Create

    Your exercise appears in the library and in the exercise picker when you build or update a workout.

  5. Choose a rest time for this exercise

    Open the new exercise from the Exercise Library. Under Rest, choose Rest for this exercise.

    • Keep Default to use the rest length from Settings.
    • Choose a different time when this exercise needs shorter or longer recovery.