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Habits are small, repeatable behaviours you ask a client to track, such as daily
steps, water or sleep.

## The Habits library

**Habits** in the sidebar holds reusable habit templates. The page has **Active**
and **Archived** tabs.

Click **New habit**:

| Field | Options |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Required, up to 120 characters |
| Instruction | Optional, up to 1,000 characters |
| Completion | **Binary**: done or not done. **Value**: a number checked against a target |
| Rule (Value only) | At least, At most, Exactly |
| Target (Value only) | A positive number |
| Unit (Value only) | Steps, Liters, Milliliters, Fluid ounces, Hours, Minutes, Grams, Kilograms, Pounds, Calories, Kilometers, Miles, Sessions, Servings, Count, Percent, or no unit |
| Schedule | **Daily**, **Weekdays** (pick the days), or **Quota** (a number of times per week, 1 to 14) |

Examples:

- "Walk 8,000 steps": Value, At least, 8000, Steps, Daily.
- "Take creatine": Binary, Daily.
- "Stretch 3 times a week": Binary, Quota 3.

Habits can be edited or archived. There is no permanent delete.

## Assigning a habit to a client

1. Open the client and go to the **Habits** tab.
2. Click **Assign**.
3. Choose **From library**, or **Custom habit** to create one just for this
   client.
4. Set a **Start date**, and an **End date** if the habit should stop.
5. Optionally add a **Coaching note** to personalise the instruction.
6. Click **Assign habit**.

The client is not sent a notification when a habit is assigned. It appears in
their Habits tab and on Home when it is due.

## Tracking a client's habits

The client's **Habits** tab lists each habit with its status:

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Active | Currently running |
| Upcoming | Start date is in the future |
| Paused | Temporarily stopped |
| Ended | End date has passed |
| Archived | Removed |

Each day is marked Complete, Missed, In progress or Not due. Select a habit to
see weekly progress, trends and recent logs.

From the row menu you can:

- **Log entry** to record a day on the client's behalf (date, completed or
  value, note);
- **Archive** the habit.

## Common questions

**"End date must be on or after start date".**
Fix the dates in the assign dialog.

**"Value habits require a target value".**
A Value habit needs a rule and a target. Switch to Binary if there is no number
to track.

**Do clients get reminders for habits?**
Not currently. Habits due today appear on the client's Home screen.

**Can a client create their own habits?**
No. Habits come from the coach.