How to Create a Workout Journal with Notes App

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Without having a record of workouts performed during the week, trying to achieve impressive fitness results can become a real guessing game.

Many people choose to bypass the tedious work of writing things down until an assessment from a personal trainer or consultant is necessary.

It’s not difficult to understand why workout tracking (or any tracking for that matter) is so detested, bringing a pad and pencil to the gym can become a nuisance.

To make matters worse these collections of journals have to occupy space on your bookshelf or somewhere else at home to be later reviewed for progress.

Rather than creating a cumbersome library that’s inconvenient for fast access, using the Apple Notes app is much straightforward tool for recording workout information.

How to Create a Workout Log with the Notes App

As with a written journal, the format of a digital log should be simple enough that you can quickly review and add appropriate exercises as needed.

On the Notes App notes are organized and filed by the title, so a clear, bold title should be entered for fast recall:

Next, the target muscle group and date should be underlined with a smaller text size as this will be reviewed often as you check your week by week progress:

Written exercise sets and repetition formats vary greatly with each person. I prefer to list the exercise with the sets performed next to it in parenthesis. The weight lifted with the number of repetitions is recorded adjacent to the number of sets:

If you’re performing circuit training or any kind of HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training), you can organize the workout entry by the rounds performed and the exercises listed below:

The benefit of using the Notepad App is that it can be saved to the Apple device itself or sent to iCloud where you can access your Notes on any of your other devices. The Send feature also allows you to use AirDrop, email, or messaging to send your workouts to a trainer or a friend:

The Wrap Up

The Notes app can be very convenient for storing months of workout information without creating the collections of journals at home or writing tedious information by pen. Sharing workouts recorded to your iPad or iPhone can also make assessments from a trainer much easier by evaluating your progress as you continuing training without the challenge of deciphering illegible handwriting. Journaling and reviewing your Notes every workout session can make sure you’re improving progressively as your training continues.

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