FitNotes - Gym Workout Log

James Gay

About this app

FitNotes is a workout tracker with a focus on simplicity and clean design.

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Workout Log
- View and navigate daily workout logs quickly by swiping between them
- Navigate to a specific day using the inbuilt calendar
- Add an exercise to the workout log and record sets of weight and reps or distance and time
- Swipe across when recording sets to view your workout history with the exercise
- Attach comments/notes to sets
- Rest timer with sound and vibration options
- Re-order exercises you've added to a workout log (long press an exercise card to initiate 'edit mode' and then press and drag the blue drag icon at the top right of the card)

Exercise Database
- Includes a default selection of categories (Chest, Back, Legs, etc)
- Each category contains a small default list of exercises
- Create custom categories to better suit your training program
- e.g. Olympic Lifts, Plyometrics, Ab Training, etc
- Add new exercises quickly using 'Save and New' feature
- Two exercise types: Resistance and Cardio
- Resistance - record training in weight and reps
- Cardio - record training in distance and time

Routines
- Create a routine to provide quick access to your most commonly used exercises
- Assign exercises to a particular day within the routine
- Name a day whatever you want (Monday, Chest Day, Workout A, etc)
- Select a single exercise from a day within the routine to add it to the training log
or hit 'Log All' to add an empty set for each exercise which can then be filled in later
- Create as many routines as you want and switch between them using dropdown list
- Remembers which routine you selected last

Calendar
- Dates on which you have recorded training logs are highlighted
- Tap a day in the calendar to display a popup listing the exercises performed on that day
- Navigate to a specific day's training log by selecting it in the calendar and hitting 'Go!'
- Filter which days are highlighted in the calendar
- e.g.
Highlight days where I did bench press and lifted more than 80kg for at least 5 reps
Highlight days where I ran outdoors and travelled more than 3 miles in less than 20 minutesr

Backup/Restore
- Backup your data to device storage or an online cloud service (DropBox or Google Drive - please ensure you have the corresponding apps installed on your device if you would like to backup to one of these services)

Export
- Export your training logs in CSV format so they can be analyzed in your spreadsheet application of choice

Permissions
- Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage: Required in order to be able to backup/export data to your device storage or sd card
- Control vibration: Used if you have selected the 'Vibrate' option for the rest timer
- Prevent device from sleeping: Required in order to ensure the rest timer continues to count down when the screen is off

If you have any feedback then please email [e-mail]

Ratings and reviews

This app is for those with a good knowledge of and experience with lifting and who design their own routines. If you're expecting extensive built-ins, or have it count your calories and steps and sync with all your toys you've missed the point of it. If you lift FitNotes is all you need. Simple, customizable, informative analysis, easy to use and navigate and best of all the dev doesn't mess with the UI. No ads and free but become a Fitnotes supporter anyway to show your support.

I've used this app literally for 6 years and never thought to write a review because it has just worked flawlessly the whole time. Great, minimalist way to track all your weights and reps, and particularly suited for lifting workouts. Also love the rest timer with alarm. Please keep maintaining this app! Update 8/2024: still using it, haven't changed any opinions, it's still going great after 8 years of using it.

Such a nice app. Thankful to the creator. Graphs, charts, little trophies for beating a personal best, easy to use, multiple ways of statistically breaking down your workouts to see progress. I've been using this app for 18 months and recommend it highly. 2014 update.... forgot I had written a revue.... read it and every word still true. Thank you the creator of this app...i still use it every gym workout

What's new

Full change log will be displayed within the app but highlights include:

• Dark theme.

• Support for Android automatic backups.