Finding an exercise

Updated on 2026-10-16

The exercise library on the hi.fitness website is open to everyone, without an account. Every exercise has a short video, the muscles it trains, the equipment it needs, step-by-step instructions and form tips.

There are two ways in: search it, or browse it.

On the library's front page, click the search field - or press Ctrl+K (⌘K on a Mac) - and start typing. Results appear as you type, in three groups:

  • Exercises, matched on their name.
  • Muscle groups, Equipment and Training types, which take you to a page collecting everything of that kind.

Press Enter to see the full list of matches, or use the arrow keys to pick a result and press Enter to open it directly.

You don't have to type it exactly

Search is deliberately forgiving:

  • Accents are optional. Searching lawce finds Wyciskanie sztangi na ławce płaskiej.
  • Typos still work. wyciskaie returns the same exercises as wyciskanie.
  • Word order doesn't matter, and the words don't have to sit next to each other. przysiad sztanga finds Przysiad ze sztangą.
  • English names work in every language. Searching bench press on the Polish site returns the right exercise, shown under its Polish name. Results in your own language are always listed first.
  • A muscle or a piece of equipment is a valid search. Typing chest offers the chest page alongside exercises with "chest" in the name.

One thing search will not do: it matches exercise names, not the instructions. Searching bench gives you exercises named after the bench press, not every exercise whose instructions mention lying on a bench.

Browse

If you would rather explore than search, the library's front page is built for it:

  • By muscle group - chest, lats, quads and so on, grouped by body region.
  • By equipment - barbell, dumbbell, machine, bodyweight and the rest.
  • By training type - strength, conditioning, mobility, yoga.

Every one of those is a real page you can bookmark and share. From any of them, the filter panel on the left narrows things further - pick a muscle group, then the equipment you actually own, and the list updates. Each filter you add shows up as a chip above the results, and clicking its × removes just that one.

Using an exercise in your training

Once you have an account, the same catalog is in the hi.fitness app when you build your training plan or track a workout, along with any exercises you have added yourself.

In the app, exercises show their poster as you choose them and as you look through a workout. Tap an exercise's name to see its video, the muscles it trains and how to do it, without leaving your work.