Help Centre

How FitSum works, section by section

Nineteen guides covering everything from your first workout to how coaching decisions are made. Pick a topic below, or get in touch if you can’t find what you need.

01

Getting Started

Create your account, pick a fitness goal, set your training days and equipment, and find your way around the app.

4 topics

02

Workouts

Start, log, and finish a session: sets, effort ratings, rest timers, supersets, GPS tracking, and editing past workouts.

16 topics

03

Exercises, Equipment & Routines

Search and filter the exercise library, add custom exercises and equipment, and build your own routines and programmes.

5 topics

04

Strength Coaching

How FitSum picks your target weight and rep range each session, and what the coaching notes and deloads mean.

9 topics

05

Endurance & Cardio Coaching

How cardio sessions are prescribed, how training load is measured, and how the app builds your aerobic base safely.

10 topics

06

Workout Recommendations

Where your three daily workout suggestions come from and what the app weighs up when scoring them.

5 topics

07

Activity & Goals

Activity Points, streaks, steps, weekly fitness goals, and how your training targets are set.

7 topics

08

Progress & Tracking

The Progress tab explained: activity, goals, trends, body composition, measurements, and progress photos.

8 topics

09

Targets

Set performance goals for individual exercises, muscle groups, and body measurements, and track progress toward them.

5 topics

10

Movement Breaks

Break up long sitting periods: how breaks are detected, how to set your schedule and reminders, and troubleshooting.

6 topics

11

Health Integration

Connect Apple Health or Health Connect to import activity, sync measurements, and write workouts back.

9 topics

12

Heart Rate Monitor

Pair a Bluetooth heart rate monitor, set your max and resting heart rate, and use live zones during workouts.

8 topics

13

Calories

How calorie estimates are calculated, what improves their accuracy, and why numbers can differ from other apps.

6 topics

14

Profile & Preferences

Personal details, training preferences, units, notifications, and the settings that shape your coaching.

8 topics

15

Gym Passes

Store gym membership cards with barcodes, QR codes, and PINs, and show them at the door without a separate app.

6 topics

16

Widgets

Add the FitSum home screen widget and choose which rings, bars, and stats it shows.

6 topics

17

FitSum Premium

What the free tier includes, what Premium adds, plan options, and how to manage or restore a subscription.

7 topics

18

Data & Privacy

What FitSum stores, how analytics and biometric login work, exporting your data, and deleting your account.

9 topics

19

Support & Feedback

You can report bugs, suggest improvements, or ask questions without leaving the app.

4 topics