Add exercises to your diary to log additional energy you've burned based on the adjusted MET values given from the Compendium of Physical Activities.
This article will cover:
- Adding an exercise to your diary
- Browsing our exercise database
- Creating and adding a custom exercise to your diary
Important to note!
You may notice that the energy burned from your Baseline Activity changes from day to day. This is a result of exercise added to your diary. As you log exercise minutes (either manually or from a connected device), Cronometer automatically adjusts your Baseline Activity in proportion to the time spent exercising. This ensures that the same period of time is not counted twice in your energy expenditure calculation.
For example, if your Baseline Activity is set to Sedentary and you log a one-hour run, Cronometer will adjust your Baseline Activity to account for one less hour of sedentary activity. This provides a more accurate estimate of your total energy expenditure throughout the day.
We recommend selecting the Baseline Activity level that best reflects your typical day-to-day activity and then logging exercise manually or syncing exercise from a compatible device.
To learn more about how Baseline Activity, Exercise, and Tracker Activity work together in Cronometer, see the Energy Expenditure user manual.
Add Exercise to your Diary
Select the Add Exercise button on the diary screen.
Search for an Exercise
You can add exercise by:
- Select from recents list
- Text-based search
- Browse all
- Create custom exercise
Text-Based Search
Start by searching for an exercise using a text-based search. When you have found the appropriate exercise, select it from the list.
Select Effort level
Many of the exercises listed in our database offer multiple effort levels to account for differences in exertion. Select the one that most closely represents your exertion. If no options match, keep in mind, you always have the option to override your energy burned and enter a custom value.
Enter Duration
Enter the amount of time you have exercised to update how much energy you burned. Or override your energy burned and enter in a custom value.
Adjust Energy Burned (Optional)
Cronometer estimates the energy you've burned based on the adjusted MET values given from the Compendium of Physical Activities. If you need to adjust this number for any reason, tap inside the numeric field and enter a custom value.
Add a Timestamp (Gold Feature)
The timestamp will default to the current time, but you can choose to edit the timestamp before you add the exercise to your diary.
Select a Diary Group
The diary group will default to the selected diary group and you can choose to edit the diary group selection as you wish.
Add a Custom Exercise
You can also add a Custom Exercise if you cannot find an equivalent activity in our exercise database. You will then be prompted to name your exercise and enter the appropriate values.
Browse the Exercise Database
Use the Browse all button to view our entire exercise database and browse by category. Select an exercise from this list to add it to your diary.
If you track activity using a device, you can sync Cronometer to automatically update exercise! Learn about all of our integration options here.
Learn how to Add an Exercise on our Mobile App