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How to Set Up Leaderboard Scoring & Points

How to set up and customize your leaderboard scoring — assign point weights to workouts, nutrition, habits, steps, and weight loss, use Auto Balance, and configure settings.

Written by Xenios Charalambous
Updated over a month ago

Setting up your Leaderboard scoring is fast, flexible, and powerful. Here's how it works.


Step-by-Step Setup

  1. Go to the Leaderboard page in FitMetrics.

  2. Click the Settings icon (top right).

  3. Open the Scoring tab.

  4. Set the point allocation for each category:

    • Weight Loss (default: 25%)

    • Workouts (default: 25%)

    • Nutrition (default: 20%)

    • Habits (default: 15%)

    • Steps (default: 15%)

The five weights must add up to 100%. A badge at the top shows your current total — green when valid, red when not. If you're unsure how to distribute them, click Auto Balance to split them evenly (20% each).


How Scoring Works

Each metric contributes to the total score based on the weight you assign. For example, if you set Workouts to 30%, a client who completes all their workouts will earn the full 30 points for that category.

The system calculates scores automatically in real-time based on client activity synced from Trainerize. Weight loss is calculated within the selected time period — comparing the client's first recorded weight to their latest weight in that window.


Other Settings Tabs

The Settings modal has five tabs:

  • Scoring — set point allocations for each metric (must total 100%)

  • Achievements — enable/disable achievement badges and customize thresholds

  • Display — show or hide profile pictures, coach names, achievements, and streaks

  • Public — configure your public leaderboard link and what clients can see

  • General — set the default scoring mode (Overall, Weight Loss Only, etc.)


Pro Tips

  • Use short-term filters (Last 7 or 30 Days) for weekly/monthly challenges.

  • Use All Time to reward long-term consistency.

  • Create single-metric competitions by switching to a scoring mode like "Steps Only" or "Workouts Only" — no need to change your weights.

  • Use Smart View filters to run separate competitions for different client groups (e.g., "Weight Loss Group" vs. "Muscle Building Group").

Remember: this is your leaderboard, your rules. Use it to push, reward, and engage your clients in a fun, measurable way.

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