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

Plyo Jacks

Boost your heart rate and challenge fast-twitch muscles with Plyo Jacks. This explosive exercise combines jumping jacks with a squat for power and cardio.

Advanced

Compound

Push

1 min per set30s rest

Cardio

Body weight

Description

An advanced version of traditional jumping jacks designed to increase heart rate and challenge the body's fast-twitch muscle fibers. It involves a squat in the middle of each jack.

How to Do Plyo Jacks

1
Setup
Begin standing with your feet together and arms at your sides, maintaining a tall posture with a slight bend in your knees.
2
Setup
Engage your core and prepare for an explosive movement, ensuring your chest is upright and shoulders are relaxed.
3
Explosively jump, simultaneously spreading your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and raising your arms overhead, similar to a traditional jumping jack.
4
As your feet land wide, immediately drop into a squat position, ensuring your thighs are at least parallel to the floor and your chest remains lifted.
5
From the squat, powerfully explode upwards, bringing your feet together and arms back to your sides, returning to the starting position in a controlled motion.

Tips

Focus on soft landings by absorbing the impact through your knees and ankles to protect your joints and maintain fluidity.
Drive through your heels as you explode out of the squat to maximize power from your glutes and hamstrings.
Coordinate your arm and leg movements; swinging your arms down as you squat and up as you jump can help generate momentum and rhythm.

Common Mistakes

×Not squatting deep enough reduces the plyometric benefit; ensure your thighs reach at least parallel to the floor to fully engage leg muscles.
×Landing stiff-legged increases impact on your joints; always land softly on the balls of your feet, immediately rolling to your heels while bending your knees to absorb the force.
×Rounding your back during the squat can cause injury; keep your chest up and core engaged throughout the movement to maintain a neutral spine.

CardioBody weight

Track Plyo Jacks in your workouts

Log sets, reps, and weight. See your progress over time.

Get Ellim — Free