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Questions about "Routines"

Hey, everyone :)

I just recently began playing around with the "Routines" feature here on Fitness Blender (took me long enough!) I think it's a great feature. But I have a couple questions for anyone who creates routines often.

Question #1: What is the difference between marking a workout "extra credit" or marking it "optional?" Is it just a mentality thing, or does it actually change something about the routine?

Question #2: If I mark a day in a routine as "optional," does that mean the routine will still count as being completed once I reach the end of it, even if I skip the optional days? Or will it say I missed a workout?

Thanks for any insight! 😊

Oh! And just as a bonus question, has anyone found any good workarounds for not being able to swap custom workouts? So far I've just been marking all custom workouts as "optional" in the hopes that I can do a different custom workout as an "independent" workout, without it counting as skipping a day. Unfortunately, though, that prevents all of my custom workouts from counting toward the Routine's overall stats 🥲 Do any "Routines" veterans out there have any good tips?

Thanks again!