Post a new exercise log

This operation creates a new exercise log in the service.

Endpoint structure

POST /userExerciseLogs

Request headers

Header	Value	Required
`Content-Type`	`application/json`	Yes

Request body

All fields required unless marked as optional.

Property	Type	Required	Description
`userId`	integer	Yes	ID of the user who recorded this exercise
`exerciseType`	string	Yes	Exercise type - stretch or strengthening
`exerciseName`	string	Yes	Name of the exercise performed
`date`	string	Yes	Date performed - Year-Month-Day format
`painBefore`	integer	Yes	Pain level before exercise on a 1-10 scale
`painAfter`	integer	Yes	Pain level after exercise on a 1-10 scale
`effective`	boolean	Yes	Whether the exercise was effective
`notes`	string	Yes	More notes about the session

Example request

Request:

curl -X POST {base_url}/userExerciseLogs \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "userId": 1,
    "exerciseType": "stretch",
    "exerciseName": "Piriformis Stretch",
    "date": "2025-11-14",
    "painBefore": 7,
    "painAfter": 5,
    "effective": true,
    "notes": "Felt immediate relief in glute area"
  }'

Response - Success:

Returns the newly created exercise log object with all properties including the assigned ID.

{
  "id": 5,
  "userId": 1,
  "exerciseType": "stretch",
  "exerciseName": "Piriformis Stretch",
  "date": "2025-11-14",
  "painBefore": 7,
  "painAfter": 5,
  "effective": true,
  "notes": "Felt immediate relief in glute area"
}

Successful response includes:

id - Newly assigned unique exercise log identifier
userId - ID of the user who recorded this exercise
exerciseType - Exercise type performed
exerciseName - Name of the exercise performed
date - Date of exercise
painBefore - Pain level before exercise on a 1-10 scale
painAfter - Pain level after exercise on a 1-10 scale
effective - Whether the exercise was effective
notes - More notes about the session

More examples

Log strengthening exercise

{
  "userId": 2,
  "exerciseType": "strengthening",
  "exerciseName": "Glute Bridges",
  "date": "2025-11-15",
  "painBefore": 6,
  "painAfter": 4,
  "effective": true,
  "notes": "Completed 3 sets of 12 reps"
}

Log ineffective exercise

{
  "userId": 3,
  "exerciseType": "stretch",
  "exerciseName": "Cobra Stretch",
  "date": "2025-11-16",
  "painBefore": 8,
  "painAfter": 8,
  "effective": false,
  "notes": "No change in pain level"
}