Glossary

Words Pathium uses.

Terms

  • Exercise — a single movement in your library, with its own defaults, form media, and muscle tags.
  • Workout — an ordered list of exercises, rests, and other items you can run any time.
  • Plan — a multi-week schedule of workouts, activities, and other daily items.
  • Flexible / Scheduled — a Flexible plan is self-paced; a Scheduled plan follows calendar dates.
  • Activity — a tracked outdoor or indoor session such as a walk, run, or ride, recorded with GPS.
  • Set / Rep — one set is a group of repetitions; Pathium shows reps, weight, and rest for each set.
  • Superset / Circuit — several exercises done back to back as a group.
  • Left / Right — exercises done one side at a time appear as separate Left and Right items.
  • Rest — a break between sets or items. A walking interval in a run plan is called Walk.
  • Optional extra — a suggested item, like a rest-day walk, that never blocks finishing a day.
  • Pace / Speed / Grade — pace is time per mile or kilometer, speed is distance per hour, grade is the steepness of the route.
  • Zone — a heart-rate range based on your age. Zone 2 is an easy, conversational effort.
  • HIIT — high-intensity interval training: short hard efforts with rest.
  • Contrast therapy — alternating heat and cold in one session.
  • Fast / Stage — a fasting window and the named stage you are in as it goes on.
  • Live Activity — the running clock Pathium shows on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
  • Widget — a Home Screen card for steps, hydration, or fasting.

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