In plain terms: HAVYT gives you well-structured, sensibly cautious workout and movement guidance — but it cannot see you, examine you, or know your body the way you and your professionals do. Move at your own pace, respect what your body tells you, and when the app and your body disagree, your body wins.
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Your body wins — HAVYT's workouts are general fitness guidance, not personal training or physiotherapy. Adapt or skip anything that does not feel right, and stop immediately if something feels wrong.
1. General guidance, not personal training or physiotherapy
Workouts, mobility and recovery sessions, exercise instructions, plans and effort targets in HAVYT are general fitness and movement guidance for informational and educational purposes. They are not:
personal training delivered by a professional who has assessed you;
physiotherapy, rehabilitation or therapeutic exercise prescription;
treatment for any condition, injury or pain.
HAVYT does not evaluate your movement, technique, joint health or injury status. AI-generated plans (see the AI Features Disclaimer) are built from your stated preferences and logs — they are suggestions to adapt, not prescriptions to follow.
2. Adapt everything to your body and your professionals' advice
You know your body, and your healthcare professionals know your condition. Both outrank the app.
Adapt or skip any exercise that does not feel right for you, without guilt — HAVYT is designed to make that easy.
If a doctor, physiotherapist or other professional has given you exercise guidance or restrictions, follow their advice over anything HAVYT suggests.
If you are unsure whether an exercise is appropriate for your condition or injury history, ask a professional before trying it.
3. Exercise carries inherent risk
All physical exercise carries an inherent risk of injury, even when performed carefully. By using HAVYT's training features you accept that risk for your own activity. Choose weights, intensity and progressions conservatively, prioritise controlled technique over numbers, and build up gradually. The legal allocation of responsibility is set out in the Terms of Service.
4. When to stop — immediately
Stop exercising right away, and seek professional care where appropriate (see the emergency section of the Health & Medical Disclaimer), if you experience:
pain beyond your familiar levels — sharp, sudden, or different in character from the discomfort you know from your condition or normal training;
dizziness, light-headedness or faintness;
chest pain, pressure or unusual shortness of breath — stop and seek urgent care (112 in Spain/EU);
joint swelling, heat or a joint that feels unstable or gives way;
signs of an acute injury — a pop, a snap, sudden loss of strength or range of motion, rapid swelling.
Normal training effort can feel challenging; it should not feel alarming. "Pushing through" the signals above is never part of any HAVYT plan.
5. If you live with AS or chronic pain
HAVYT is built with chronic-pain users in mind, and that shapes how its guidance behaves:
Respect flares. During higher-symptom periods, gentler movement or rest is a legitimate training decision, not a failure. HAVYT's guidance is deliberately designed to de-escalate — when your logs and recovery signals suggest a harder day, the app suggests lighter sessions, mobility work or rest rather than pushing intensity.
You decide, always. The app's cautious suggestions are exactly that — suggestions. HAVYT never overrides you in either direction, and its adaptations are general fitness accommodations, not treatment of your condition (see the Health & Medical Disclaimer on AS Mode).
Distinguish, as best you can, between the familiar discomfort of your condition and new or different pain — and treat new or different pain by the stop rules in Section 4.
Keep your care team informed about your exercise routine, especially when starting something new.
6. Get cleared before you start, if in doubt
We recommend talking to a physician before beginning a new exercise program, and especially so if any of the following applies to you:
a chronic condition (including ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory or autoimmune conditions), heart or lung disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, or osteoporosis;
a current or recent injury, or recent surgery;
pregnancy or the postpartum period — exercise can be wonderful in both, but the right guidance is individual; please get professional advice on what is appropriate for you;
a long period of inactivity;
any symptom you are worried about.
HAVYT does not screen you for exercise readiness and cannot substitute for that conversation.
7. Equipment and environment safety
You are responsible for exercising in a safe setting:
inspect equipment (bars, bands, benches, machines) before use and follow manufacturer instructions;
use collars, safeties and spotters where appropriate for loaded lifts;
make sure you have enough clear space and a non-slip surface, especially for floor and mobility work;
for outdoor activities, account for traffic, terrain, weather and visibility — and keep your attention on your surroundings, not the screen.
8. Streaks and achievements never outrank your body
HAVYT includes streaks, achievements and challenges to make consistency more fun. Two things about them:
They are flare-aware by design. HAVYT's gamification is built not to pressure you during flares or illness — rest and recovery are respected, not punished.
Even so: no streak, badge or challenge is ever a reason to train through injury, alarming pain or a flare. If keeping a streak would mean ignoring the stop rules in Section 4 or your own judgement, break the streak. That is always the right call, and the app is designed to agree with you.
9. Related documents
Read this disclaimer together with:
the Terms of Service (assumption of risk and limitations of liability);