{"id":10641,"date":"2024-12-19T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/?post_type=features&#038;p=10641"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:17:51","slug":"custom-exercises","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/custom-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Custom Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Custom Exercises in Hevy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to the <strong>Profile<\/strong> tab and tap <strong>Exercises<\/strong> to access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/exercise-library\">the library of 400+ exercises<\/a>. Use the search field and filters for equipment and muscle targets to find the relevant movements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say a movement you enjoy doing, be it a pre-workout stretch, a less common variation of a core barbell lift, a cardio exercise, or something else, <em>isn\u2019t in the library<\/em>. In that case, tap the <strong>Create<\/strong> text on the top right and add it to your library with all the important details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Image<\/li><li>Name<\/li><li>Required equipment (if any)<\/li><li>Primary muscle target<\/li><li>Secondary muscle targets<\/li><li>Exercise type (such as weight &amp; reps, bodyweight reps, or duration)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4458-4459-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4458-4459-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4458-4459-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4458-4459-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4458-4459.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also select any existing exercise from the library and duplicate it to turn it into a custom exercise. Open an exercise in the library (or by clicking on it while logging a live workout or creating a routine) and tap the three dots on the top right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tweak the name, change the asset (you can add a photo, video, or GIF), and adjust any other details if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7401-7402-7403-1024x660.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7401-7402-7403-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7401-7402-7403-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7401-7402-7403-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7401-7402-7403.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you stop using a custom exercise and want to clean up your library, you can open the entry, tap the three dots on the top right, and select <strong>Delete Exercise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7407-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7407-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7407-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7407-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-7407.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Create and Store Custom Exercises in Your Library - Hevy App<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to create custom exercises in the Hevy library. 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