# Programs, sessions, and exercises

Updated: 2026-05-09
Canonical page: https://methodapp.net/docs/programs-sessions-and-exercises
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The three objects everything else in Method is built from, and how to choose between them.

Almost every question about "where does this live?" resolves to picking the
right one of these three.

  - **Program** A multi-week plan made of weeks and training days. Use it when progression,
    scheduling, or repeated structure matters.

  - **Saved session** A reusable single workout. Use it when a day should be inserted into several
    programs, or run on its own.

  - **Exercise** A movement record used inside sessions and programs. Exercise records carry
    searchable names, aliases, target muscles, equipment, and instructions.

## How to avoid rebuilding work

  1. **Create the exercise once** Get the exercise record right before using the movement across programs and
    sessions. Every later use inherits that record.

  1. **Save repeatable days as sessions** If a training day is useful outside one program, save it as a session and
    import it where you need it.

  1. **Use programs for planned blocks** When work spans several weeks or needs scheduling, keep the structure in a
    program.

> **Importing copies the structure.** Importing a saved session into a program copies its structure into that
>   program. Editing the original session afterwards leaves programs that already
>   imported it unchanged.