What is this?
The AI Assistant is an intelligent coaching helper built into Athli. It understands your client data, workout library, and coaching business. You can chat with it in natural language to create workouts, search clients, analyze progress, draft messages, and much more. Think of it as a senior coaching assistant that knows everything about your clients and can take action on your behalf.
Why it is useful
Instead of clicking through multiple pages to build a workout, look up a client's metrics, or find who has been inactive, you can simply ask. The AI saves you time on repetitive tasks and gives you quick access to insights across your entire coaching business.
Where to find it
- Web app: Click Assistant in the sidebar for the full chat page, or click the AI icon in the top navigation for a side panel
- Mobile app: Tap the Assistant option from the menu
Full List of Capabilities
Client Management
| What you can ask | What it does |
|---|---|
| "Search for Sarah" | Finds clients by name with their profile details |
| "Show me Sarah's profile" | Pulls up goals, injuries, category, and status |
| "List all my clients" | Shows your full active client roster |
| "Who has been inactive this week?" | Finds clients who missed workouts recently |
| "Add a goal for Jake: Run a 5k by March" | Creates a goal on the client's profile |
| "Add an injury for Sarah: Left knee strain" | Records an injury for training adjustments |
| "Update Jake's category to Hybrid" | Modifies client profile details |
[Screenshot: AI finding inactive clients with results showing client names and days since last activity]
Training and Workouts
| What you can ask | What it does |
|---|---|
| "Create an upper body push workout with 5 exercises" | Generates a complete workout with sets, reps, and rest |
| "Build a leg day focusing on quads and glutes" | Creates a targeted workout based on muscle groups |
| "Create a section: Superset with bench press and rows" | Builds a structured section with paired exercises |
| "Show me my saved workouts" | Lists workouts from your library |
| "Show me my programs" | Lists your training programs |
| "Show me my saved sections" | Lists your section templates |
| "Assign the Push Day workout to Sarah for Monday" | Assigns a workout to a client's calendar |
| "Search for hamstring exercises with dumbbells" | Finds exercises matching your criteria |
| "Browse the exercise catalog for back exercises" | Shows available exercises by muscle group |
[Screenshot: AI generating a workout with exercise cards showing sets, reps, and rest times]
Progress and Analytics
| What you can ask | What it does |
|---|---|
| "What are Sarah's latest metrics?" | Shows recent metric values and trends |
| "Show me Jake's check-in history" | Pulls up recent check-in submissions |
| "How is Sarah's squat progressing?" | Shows exercise history with weight and rep trends |
| "What are Jake's habit completion rates?" | Shows habit adherence data |
| "Analyze Sarah's progress over the last month" | Comprehensive progress analysis across workouts, metrics, and habits |
| "Generate a chart of Jake's body weight" | Creates a visual chart of metric data |
[Screenshot: AI showing a progress analysis with metrics summary and trend indicators]
Communication
| What you can ask | What it does |
|---|---|
| "Draft a message to Sarah about her workout today" | Prepares a message you can review and send |
| "Write a check-in reminder for Jake" | Drafts a friendly reminder message |
| "Send an encouraging message to Sarah about hitting her PR" | Creates a motivational message based on context |
[Screenshot: AI showing a draft message card with edit and send options]
Library and Templates
| What you can ask | What it does |
|---|---|
| "Show me all my check-in templates" | Lists your saved check-in forms |
| "What metrics do I have set up?" | Shows your custom metrics library |
| "Create a new check-in template for weekly progress" | Builds a check-in form with relevant questions |
| "Create a new metric for tracking waist circumference" | Sets up a new metric with units |
| "Assign the Body Weight metric to Jake" | Links a metric to a client for tracking |
[Screenshot: AI creating a check-in template with suggested questions]
Step-by-Step Guide
Starting a New Chat
- Click Assistant in the sidebar (web) or tap Assistant (mobile)
- You land on a new empty conversation
- Type your question or request and press Enter
- The AI processes your request and responds
[Screenshot: Empty assistant page with capability overview cards]
Understanding Action Cards
When the AI proposes an action (like creating a workout or assigning a metric), it shows an action card:
- The card shows the full details of what will be created or changed
- Review the content carefully
- Click Confirm to execute the action
- Click Edit to modify the details before confirming
- Click Dismiss to cancel
Action cards appear for:
- Creating workouts and sections
- Assigning workouts to clients
- Drafting messages
- Creating check-in templates and metrics
- Adding goals and injuries
- Assigning metrics to clients
[Screenshot: Action card for a generated workout showing exercises with confirm and edit buttons]
Chat History
- The sidebar shows all your past conversations
- Each chat has an AI-generated title summarizing the topic
- Click any previous chat to continue where you left off
- Click New to start a fresh conversation
- Use the search bar to find specific chats by title
- Delete chats you no longer need with the trash icon
[Screenshot: Chat sidebar showing conversation history with titles and dates]
Using the Side Panel (Web Only)
- Click the AI icon in the top navigation bar
- A chat panel opens on the right side of the screen
- The AI has context about the page you are currently viewing
- Ask questions related to what is on screen
- This is useful for quick questions without leaving your current page
[Screenshot: Side panel assistant open while viewing a client's training page]
Viewing Tool Activity
When the AI is working on your request, you can see what it is doing:
- Tool indicators appear showing which data the AI is looking up
- For example: "Searching clients...", "Fetching workout data...", "Analyzing metrics..."
- This transparency helps you understand how the AI arrives at its answer
[Screenshot: AI processing with tool call indicators showing data being fetched]
Example Conversations
Quick Workout Creation
You: "Create a full body workout for a beginner, 6 exercises, 3 sets each, bodyweight only" AI: Creates a workout card with exercises like squats, push-ups, lunges, planks, rows, and glute bridges with appropriate rep ranges.
Client Check-up
You: "How is Sarah doing? Anything I should worry about?" AI: Pulls Sarah's recent workout completions, check-in responses, habit adherence, and metric trends. Highlights any concerns like declining completion rates or missed check-ins.
End of Week Review
You: "Which clients missed workouts this week?" AI: Lists all clients who have incomplete workouts with the number of missed sessions.
Program Planning
You: "Search for exercises that target the posterior chain using a barbell" AI: Returns a list of matching exercises from the catalog with descriptions and muscle groups.
Things to Note
- The AI has read access to all your coaching data (clients, workouts, metrics, check-ins, habits, exercises)
- It can create and assign content through action cards that require your confirmation
- It does not have access to your messages, billing information, or private notes
- Chat history is saved and persists across sessions
- AI usage may be limited based on your plan
- The AI generates a short title for each conversation automatically
Common Problems
The AI does not understand my request Try being more specific. Include details like client names, exercise names, number of sets, or date ranges.
The AI gave incorrect data about a client The AI uses the data available in your account. If something seems wrong, verify the data directly on the client's profile page.
Action cards are not appearing Not all requests result in actions. The AI shows action cards only when it detects something actionable. Try phrasing your request as a command: "Create a workout..." rather than "Can you tell me about workouts?"
The AI is slow to respond Complex requests that involve looking up data for multiple clients may take a few seconds. The tool activity indicators show what the AI is working on.
My chat history disappeared Make sure you are logged into the correct account. Chat history is tied to your user account.
FAQs
Is the AI assistant available on mobile?
Yes. The AI Assistant works on both web and the coach mobile app with the same capabilities.
Does the AI learn from my coaching style?
The AI uses your client data and coaching context for each conversation. It does not permanently "learn" from past interactions, but your chat history is available for reference.
Can the AI make changes without my permission?
No. Every action requires your explicit confirmation through an action card. The AI cannot modify data without you clicking Confirm.
Does the AI have access to my billing information?
No. The AI only accesses coaching-related data.
Can I undo an action the AI performed?
Once confirmed, you would need to manually reverse the change (delete the workout, remove the goal, etc.).
Is there a message length limit?
Yes. Messages are limited to 10,000 characters. This is more than enough for any coaching request.
Can the AI create training programs?
The AI can create individual workouts and sections. Full multi-week program creation is planned for the future.
Can the AI send messages to my clients directly?
The AI drafts messages for you to review. You confirm before anything is sent.
Is my conversation data private?
Yes. Your AI conversations are only accessible by you. They are not shared with other users or used to train AI models.
What happens if I am offline?
The AI requires an internet connection to process requests. You cannot use it offline.