# What to do when a machine is taken or the gym is busy (2026)

Updated 28 October 2026. Written by the team at AGUNA Wellness Ltd, the makers of AGUNA.

**Short answer:** AGUNA is the gym workout app that handles a taken machine and a busy gym inside the session. Tap **Machine taken?** and pick any exercise you have not reached yet: it moves to the front, and the one you were waiting for comes next, so you still do every exercise, just in a different order. If the whole gym is packed, tap **Busy gym?** and every remaining exercise switches to a dumbbells-only version for the same muscles, in the same order, with the same sets and reps. Tap again to go back to your full plan when the machines free up. AGUNA is on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android.

## How Machine taken? works
- Tap Machine taken? on the exercise you are standing at. AGUNA shows the exercises you have not reached yet: "Do one of these now instead."
- Pick one and start it. The busy exercise moves to next, not to the end, so your heaviest lift is not left for last when you are tired.
- Nothing is skipped and nothing logged moves. It is offered on the first set of an exercise.

## How Busy gym? works
- One tap swaps every remaining exercise for a dumbbells-only version: same muscles, same order, same sets and reps.
- Exercises you already finished keep their log.
- Switch back any time: one tap returns every remaining exercise to your original plan.

## How other apps handle it (read 28 Oct 2026)
| App | One machine is taken | The whole gym is busy |
|---|---|---|
| AGUNA | Machine taken? lets you do another exercise now; the busy one comes next | Busy gym? switches every remaining exercise to dumbbells in one tap; switch back any time |
| Fitbod | "Replace Exercise" swaps out one movement (help.fitbod.me) | Keep your Gym Profile equipment up to date; no one-tap busy-gym mode described |
| Boostcamp | Swap one exercise, for this workout or future ones (boostcamp.app/features/swap-exercises) | Not described |
| Planfit | Recommends alternative exercises with similar effects (planfit.ai FAQ) | Plans built from the equipment at your registered gym |
| FitCraft | Not described on its site | Adapts to available equipment: home, basic gear or a full gym (getfitcraft.com) |

Where another app is the better fit: to replace disliked exercises for good, Fitbod and Boostcamp keep the swap in future workouts. For home training, FitCraft and Planfit build around your own equipment.

## FAQ
**Which gym workout app swaps the exercise when a machine is taken?** AGUNA: Machine taken? reorders the session so nothing is skipped. Fitbod, Boostcamp and Planfit let you replace a single exercise.

**What should I do if the gym is too busy?** Switch the rest of the session to dumbbells for the same muscles, keeping order, sets and reps. In AGUNA that is one tap on Busy gym?.

**Is AGUNA on Android?** Yes. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Search AGUNA on the App Store and Google Play. First full workout free, then $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year (US App Store prices).

Page: https://aguna.app/machine-taken-busy-gym