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

Bent Over Twist

Enhance spinal mobility and target your obliques with the Bent Over Twist. This bodyweight stretch improves core flexibility and posture.

Beginner

Compound

Pull

1 min per set10s rest

Waist

Body weight

Description

The Bent Over Twist is a simple stretching exercise that targets the lower back and obliques. It is performed by standing with the feet shoulder-width apart, bending the knees slightly, and twisting the torso from side to side.

How to Do Bent Over Twist

1
Setup
Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, and hands either on your hips or clasped in front of your chest. Maintain a tall posture with a neutral spine.
2
Setup
Slightly bend forward at your hips, keeping your back straight and core engaged, creating a mild hinge from your waist.
3
Exhale and slowly rotate your torso to one side, leading with your rib cage while keeping your hips relatively stable and facing forward.
4
Inhale as you return to the center, then exhale and rotate to the opposite side, feeling the stretch in your obliques and lower back.
5
Continue alternating sides in a controlled, fluid motion, focusing on the rotation coming from your mid-back and waist, not just your shoulders.

Tips

Focus on initiating the twist from your obliques and upper spine, rather than just swinging your arms or shoulders.
Keep your hips as still as possible throughout the movement to maximize the stretch and engagement in your obliques.
Control your breathing: exhale as you twist to deepen the rotation and inhale as you return to the center.
Perform the movement slowly and deliberately, only twisting as far as your comfortable range of motion allows without pain.

Common Mistakes

×Swinging arms to generate momentum reduces oblique engagement; instead, keep your arms stable and initiate the twist from your core.
×Allowing excessive hip rotation diminishes the stretch on the obliques; focus on keeping your hips relatively squared forward.
×Bending too far forward or rounding the back puts undue stress on the lower back; maintain a slight hip hinge with a straight, neutral spine throughout the exercise.

Variations

Compound

Lever Twist

Target your obliques and sculpt your waist with the Lever Twist. This standing exercise uses a leverage machine to effectively engage your core muscles

Intermediate

WaistObliquesLeverage machine

Isolation

Lever Seated Twist

The Lever Seated Twist effectively targets your obliques, enhancing core rotational strength and stability.

Intermediate

WaistObliquesLeverage machine

Related Exercises

Compound

Rotating Stomach Stretch

Enhance spinal mobility and stretch your obliques and lower back with the Rotating Stomach Stretch. Improve flexibility and relieve tension effectively.

Beginner

WaistObliquesBody weight

Isolation

Seated Twist (Straight Arm)

Strengthen your obliques and improve core rotation with the Seated Straight Arm Twist. This bodyweight exercise enhances spinal mobility and stability.

Intermediate

WaistObliquesBody weight