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

Squat to Overhead Reach with Twist

Perform the Squat to Overhead Reach with Twist to engage your entire body, building dynamic strength and mobility through your legs, core, and shoulders.

Intermediate

Compound

Push

1 min per set30s rest

Plyometrics

Body weight

Description

A full body exercise that combines a squat with an overhead reach and a twist, working legs, core and shoulders.

How to Do Squat to Overhead Reach with Twist

1
Setup
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly out, and arms relaxed at your sides. Maintain an upright posture with your core engaged and gaze forward.
2
Initiate the movement by pushing your hips back and bending your knees, lowering your body into a squat as if sitting in a chair. Keep your chest up, back straight, and weight in your heels.
3
As you stand up explosively from the squat, simultaneously reach both arms overhead and twist your torso to one side. Fully extend your body through your hips and knees while maintaining balance.
4
Return your arms to your sides and untwist your torso as you control your descent back into the starting standing position. Prepare for the next repetition.
5
Repeat the squat and overhead reach, alternating the direction of the twist with each subsequent repetition. Focus on smooth transitions between each phase of the movement.

Tips

Focus on controlled breathing: Inhale deeply as you descend into the squat, and exhale forcefully as you stand up and reach overhead with the twist.
Maintain core engagement throughout the entire movement to protect your spine and enhance overall stability, particularly during the twist.
Keep your heels firmly grounded during the squat to properly engage your glutes and hamstrings for a powerful drive upwards.
Control the twist from your thoracic spine (upper back) rather than just your arms or lower back, allowing your gaze to follow your hands for full range of motion.

Common Mistakes

×Rounding the back during the squat can strain the lower back; fix this by keeping your chest up and maintaining a neutral, straight spine throughout the descent.
×Lifting heels off the ground during the squat shifts weight forward and reduces glute engagement; fix this by driving through your heels and ensuring proper depth that allows your feet to remain flat.
×Twisting excessively from the hips or knees instead of the torso can stress joints; fix this by initiating the twist from your core and allowing your hips to rotate only as much as your torso dictates.

Improve agility and lower body endurance with the Alternating Step Out. This dynamic bodyweight exercise targets your glutes and quads, enhancing lateral

Beginner

PlyometricsBody weight

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