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

Sphinx

The Sphinx pose gently stretches your abdomen and chest, promoting spinal extension and improving flexibility. A great way to relieve back stiffness.

Beginner

Compound

Static

30s per set10s rest

Back

Body weight

Description

The Sphinx is a basic yoga pose that opens up the chest, shoulders, and lungs, while stretching the abdomen and spine.

How to Do Sphinx

1
Setup
Lie face down on your mat with your legs extended straight behind you, feet hip-width apart, and the tops of your feet pressing into the floor.
2
Setup
Place your forearms on the floor in front of you, parallel to each other, with elbows directly under your shoulders and palms flat.
3
Gently press through your forearms and lift your chest and head off the floor, keeping your hips and lower body grounded.
4
Gaze forward, relax your shoulders away from your ears, and maintain a gentle arch in your lower back without crunching.
5
Breathe deeply and hold this position, feeling the stretch in your abdomen and the gentle compression in your lower spine.

Tips

Engage your glutes slightly to protect your lower back and deepen the stretch in your hip flexors.
Imagine lengthening your spine as you lift, rather than just pushing up, to create space between your vertebrae.
If the stretch is too intense, move your elbows slightly forward, away from your shoulders, to reduce the arch in your back.
Maintain a relaxed jaw and neck, allowing your gaze to be soft and forward, not strained upwards.

Common Mistakes

×Hyperextending the neck by craning the head upwards can strain the cervical spine; instead, keep your neck in line with your spine, gazing gently forward.
×Shrugging shoulders towards the ears reduces the chest opening; actively press your shoulders down and back, away from your ears, to broaden your collarbones.
×Lifting the hips off the floor reduces the abdominal stretch and puts excessive pressure on the lower back; keep your pelvis grounded and press your pubic bone gently into the mat.