Train now: templates, strength and machine sessions

Buttons with Norwegian labels are quoted as they appear in the app, with a translation in brackets.

With Train now, choose a template, build a workout or start a machine session. Saving a setup and saving a completed activity are separate steps. Bluetooth recording and execution take place in the app; on the web you can preview, save and open the workout in the app.

Start a session

1. Go to Training and open Train now from the card on the training page or the plus menu, depending on what is shown.
2. Choose what you want to do:
   • My workouts: open saved and personal workouts.
   • Choose a template: choose strength, endurance or HYROX workouts.
   • Choose a workout to preview a setup, or Build a workout.
   • Free training: choose a rowing machine, SkiErg, bike or treadmill.
3. Free training opens Before you start. Connect a machine and heart rate strap here if you like. For heart rate, tap Søk etter pulsbelte (find heart rate strap). Connecting equipment is optional; you can train with the timer only.
4. Tap Start økt → (start session) when ready. Choosing an activity does not start the session.

Without equipment, tap Kjør med kun timer + puls (timer and heart rate only). To choose something else before starting, tap Back to return to Train now.

Choose, build and find your workouts

Under Choose a template, choose strength, endurance or HYROX and open a template. Start økt (start workout) opens the execution flow; Tilpass (customise) opens the builder.

1. Choose Build a workout and a workout type, or Tilpass on a template. Add exercises and fill in the setup. An empty workout cannot be started.
2. To keep the setup, tap the save icon (floppy disk), name the workout and tap Lagre (save). Wait for Økt lagret (workout saved). This saves a template, not a completed activity.
3. Return to Train now → My workouts. Open the workout and choose Start to perform it or Rediger (edit) to change the setup. Save your changes when finished.

If a personal template is missing, open My workouts from Train now to see the different workout types, and check your account and connection. An empty list after a loading error does not confirm deletion. If the app says the workout changed elsewhere, reopen it before saving or deleting; do not continue from the old version.

Preview before starting

In the app's Train now, choose Choose a workout. Choose sport, available time and intensity, then a template. Use My workouts as the source for personal templates. Read the full setup and warnings: the chosen time or intensity does not always mean the template has been adapted.

Use Save workout to keep the setup, or Start workout when shown to perform it in the app. Workout saved confirms that the setup was saved; it is not a completed training session.

On the web, open Train now and choose sport, time, intensity and a template. After previewing, choose Save workout or Open in the RIVL app when shown. A confirmed handoff displays a QR code and an app link. Open the link on your phone or scan the QR code with your phone. Use the same RIVL account, check the workout in the app and tap Start workout. A QR code or saving message does not start training automatically. Find saved setups in My workouts on the web.

For an expired preview or changed template, use Create a new suggestion and select the template again. For a connection error or uncertain save, keep the preview and retry the same save/open action once connected, if that action is still shown. Check My workouts before creating a copy. If the app does not open, return to the same web preview and use the link or QR code again. If it still fails, contact RIVL with the surface and visible error message, not the link itself or any codes.

During a machine session

You can pause and continue along the way. Lap → starts a new lap, and Hopp over blokk (skip block) moves on to the next part of the session.

Finish a machine session

Avslutt økt (finish session) starts saving. Wait for the result; do not go back while Lagrer økt… (saving session) is shown. When Økt lagret (session saved) appears, open Se økt → (see session) and check the activity.

If saving fails or is only partly complete, use Prøv full lagring på nytt (retry full save) on the same summary screen. Read the message: a saved session awaiting campaign sync is different from only some data being held locally. Do not register another copy to repair sync.

If the app says recovery is not secured or the session could not be saved, stay on the screen and retry with a connection. Forkast usynket økt (discard unsynced session) can remove the draft; it does not save it. Forlat med ventende synk (leave with pending sync) means work remains, not that everything is up to date. Read the confirmation before continuing.

Avbryt (cancel) during the session asks for confirmation and discards progress once cancellation is confirmed. If cancellation fails, follow the message before leaving. For unresolved saving, contact RIVL with your app version and the saving message shown.

Strength workouts: finish and secure the save

Log the sets you actually perform, then tap Fullfør økt (finish workout). At least one set must be logged. Finishing before all sets are done asks for confirmation; unlogged sets are not included.

Once saving starts, wait for the result. For Økten er beholdt på skjermen (workout kept on screen), use Prøv igjen (retry) in that dialog. Stay on screen if instructed, including when the workout is saved but campaign or provider sync is not yet secured. Do not start or register another workout to repair this. After the app confirms saving, you return to training; check the workout in history and read any pending-sync message.

Confirming Avbryt økten? (cancel workout?) before completion discards progress. Do not count on reopening a personal strength session after force-closing the app; resuming a planned Coach workout follows a different flow. For unresolved saving, contact RIVL help with the app version and visible error message.

Short sessions

Sessions under 5 minutes stay in the training log but do not count towards training load, records or Coach analysis. This applies to all sessions, not only Train now.

See also Connect Bluetooth machines.