How to create and manage custom exercises
MesoMetric includes a built-in exercise list. Your own exercises can be added and edited.
Edit an exercise
- In your active workout, tap ⋯ on the exercise card.
- Tap Edit exercise.
- Change what you need.
- Tap the save button.
The editable fields are Name, Category, Manufacturer, Model, and Notes.
Save stays off until the exercise has both a name and a category.
The save button changes
The button label states what will happen.
| What you are editing | Button | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Your own exercise, name unchanged | Save changes | Updated in place. History is kept |
| A built-in exercise, or the name was changed | Save as New | A new exercise, swapped into this workout. The original is unchanged |
The screen states this below the button.
Built-in exercises can never be changed. Editing one creates a new exercise instead.
Renaming a custom exercise creates a second exercise. To edit in place, change the category or the notes and leave the name unchanged.
Delete a custom exercise
An exercise you created can be deleted only when nothing is using it.
One of three responses appears.
It is built in:
Built-in exercises can't be deleted.
Something still uses it:
Exercise is in use
MesoMetric lists the workouts, routines, and photos still using it. Remove it from those, then delete it.
It is free to go:
Delete exercise?
"{name}" will be permanently removed from your library. This can't be undone.
Deleting is permanent
There is no undo and no archive for exercises.
Foods behaves differently: a deleted food is archived and old meals keep their records. A deleted exercise is removed permanently.
An exercise left in place has no effect on your training records.