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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

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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