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Exercise Dialog

Use the exercise dialog to enter and maintain exercise definitions.

The exercise dialog can be shown in several ways:

  • By pressing the button on the toolbar.
  • Using the menu option Options>New Exercise
  • By pressing Ctrl E on an exercise line in the Exercise View.
  • Right clicking on an exercise in either the exercise finder or the main Exercise View and selecting 'Edit Exercise'

You must enter values for all four fields on this page, since all are needed to calculate calories burned for a given duration and body weight.

Each exercise must have a unique namel

Exercises can be renamed by simply changing the value in the name field..

Use the 'Copy' button to copy all details from an existing exercise.

Use the Categories page to select the exercise categories to which this exercise belongs.

You can use the right-click context menu on exercise categories in the lower section to add/remove/rename categories.

Note: When you first use the program no user categories will have been setup so only the 'Top' category will be shown.

The top section shows the categories that include this exercise, the bottom section shows all exercise categories.

To remove this exercise from a category, select the category in the top section then press the 'Remove Category' button.

To add this exercise to a category, locate the category in the lower pane then press the 'Add Category' button.

This page is a free text area where you can keep notes about this exercise.

Notes:

  • The value for calories burned should be the extra calories due to exercise i.e. it should not include calories burned by simply resting for the same period.
  • You can only Delete exercises that have been user entered.

DietController is only an aid to help with fitness and dieting, and does not offer medical advice.
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