Professional exercise review
Help maintain the quality and safety of the Open Exercise Database by reviewing community-submitted exercises. Every review ensures that exercises are accurate, safe, and scientifically sound.
Read the review guidelines
Before reviewing any exercises, familiarize yourself with the review standards. Reviewers evaluate exercises across five dimensions: safety, clarity, structural consistency, scientific neutrality, and duplication.
- Ensure exercises are safe and biomechanically sound
- Verify instructions are clear and unambiguous
- Check structural consistency with the database schema
- Flag duplicates and suggest relationships
Register as a reviewer
The review process is open to qualified professionals. Apply to become a verified reviewer by submitting your credentials. Once approved, you will receive reviewer access on the repository.
Who can apply:
- Physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists
- Sports scientists and exercise physiologists
- Certified strength and conditioning coaches
- Researchers in exercise science or related fields
Review exercises
Once verified, access the review dashboard to browse and review community-submitted exercises. You can approve, request changes, reject, or mark exercises as duplicates. Your name will appear as a verified reviewer on exercises you approve.
Review actions:
All review decisions are recorded publicly in the repository. Validation confirms that a qualified professional has reviewed the exercise for clarity and safety. It does not constitute medical advice.