Ellim is a free AI-powered personal coach and fitness app for iOS. It features an AI workout generator that creates personalized workout plans in seconds, a library of 3,500+ exercises, meal tracking with AI food recognition, comprehensive progress tracking, and pre-built workout routines.

How does the AI personal coach work?

Describe the workout you want in plain English — for example, "upper body strength workout" or "30-minute HIIT session." Ellim's AI personal coach instantly generates a complete workout plan with exercises, sets, reps, and rest periods, matched from our library of 3,500+ exercises.

Is Ellim free to use?

Yes, Ellim is completely free to use. Core features including the AI workout generator, exercise library, workout tracking, meal logging with food search and barcode scanning, and pre-built routines are available at no cost — no ads, no credit card required. AI food recognition from photos is available as a premium feature.

What types of exercises does Ellim include?

Ellim includes over 3,500 exercises across multiple categories including weight training, bodyweight exercises, stretching and flexibility routines, and cardio workouts. Each exercise comes with detailed instructions.

Can Ellim create personalized workout plans?

Yes, Ellim's AI personal coach creates fully personalized workout plans based on your goals, preferences, and workout history. You can also build custom routines manually or choose from 100+ pre-built workout programs.

Does Ellim track meals and nutrition?

Yes, Ellim includes a dedicated Meal tab for tracking your nutrition. You can search for foods, scan barcodes to add items instantly, or use AI-powered food recognition to identify what you're eating from a photo. Food search and barcode scanning are free, while AI photo recognition is a premium feature.

All Exercises

90 Degree Heel Touch

Engage your core with the 90 Degree Heel Touch. Lie on your back, legs bent at 90 degrees, and reach for your heels to sculpt your waist.

Beginner

Isolation

Pull

1 min per set30s rest

Waist

Body weight

Description

A core exercise where you lie on your back with your legs bent at 90 degrees. You then reach your hands towards your heels, alternating sides.

How to Do 90 Degree Heel Touch

1
Setup
Lie on your back with your knees bent at a 90-degree angle, feet flat on the floor. Lift your lower legs so your shins are parallel to the floor, maintaining the 90-degree bend at your knees and hips.
2
Setup
Extend your arms straight along your sides, palms facing down, fingers pointing towards your heels. Relax your neck and keep your lower back pressed into the floor.
3
Exhale as you slightly lift your head and shoulders off the floor, engaging your abdominal muscles. Simultaneously, reach your right hand towards your right heel, performing a slight lateral flexion of your torso.
4
Inhale as you slowly return your upper body to the starting position, maintaining tension in your core.
5
Immediately repeat the movement, this time reaching your left hand towards your left heel, alternating sides with each repetition.

Tips

Maintain a controlled pace throughout the exercise, focusing on the contraction of your obliques and rectus abdominis rather than using momentum.
Keep your lower back pressed firmly into the floor to prevent arching and protect your spine, ensuring your core is fully engaged.
Breathe out as you reach for your heel and inhale as you return to the center to optimize muscle engagement and stability.
Imagine bringing your ribs closer to your hips on each side to maximize the oblique contraction during the lateral reach.

Common Mistakes

×Straining your neck by pulling your head forward instead of lifting your shoulders, which can be fixed by keeping your gaze towards the ceiling and initiating the movement from your core.
×Using momentum to swing your arms to your heels rather than controlled abdominal contraction, which can be corrected by slowing down the movement and focusing on a deliberate reach.
×Failing to fully engage the obliques by only lifting the shoulders straight up, which can be improved by intentionally performing a slight lateral bend in the torso as you reach for each heel.

Variations

Isolation

Alternate Heel Touchers

Strengthen your obliques with Alternate Heel Touchers. Lie on your back, knees bent, and reach to touch each heel, engaging your side core muscles.

Beginner

WaistObliquesBody weight

Related Exercises

Isolation

Negative Crunch

Master the Negative Crunch to build a stronger core. This bodyweight exercise intensely targets your rectus abdominis with a slow, controlled lowering

Intermediate

WaistRectus AbdominisBody weight