diff --git a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.controller.js b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.controller.js
index 876c0f34..9d4780ab 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.controller.js
+++ b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.controller.js
@@ -53,7 +53,20 @@ export async function getExerciseCategories(req, res) {
  */
 export async function postExerciseCategory(req, res) {
   const body = req.body;
-  const created = await ExerciseCategoriesQueries.createExerciseCategory(body);
+  const ec = req.body.name;
+  const uid = req.body.user_id;
+
+  const data = ec
+    .split(',')
+    .filter((curr) => curr.length != 0)
+    .map((curr) => {
+      return {
+        name: curr.trim(),
+        user_id: uid,
+      };
+    });
+
+  const created = await ExerciseCategoriesQueries.createExerciseCategory(data);
 
   if (!created.length) throw new CustomError.BadRequestError(`Something went wrong while creating a exercise categories for  User ID: ${body.user_id}!`); // prettier-ignore
 
diff --git a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.queries.js b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.queries.js
index 9be2f3e8..76481ca6 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.queries.js
+++ b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.queries.js
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ export function searchExerciseCategoryName(name, uid) {
  * @param [body] - The body of the request.
  * @returns The exercise category that was created.
  */
-export function createExerciseCategory(body = { name, user_id }) {
-  return db.insert(body).into('exercise_categories').returning('*');
+// export function createExerciseCategory(body = { name, user_id }) {
+//   return db.insert(body).into('exercise_categories').returning('*');
+// }
+
+/**
+ * It takes in an object, inserts it into the database, and returns the object
+ * @param data - an object containing the data to be inserted into the database
+ * @returns The data that was inserted into the exercise_categories table.
+ */
+export function createExerciseCategory(data) {
+  return db.insert(data).into('exercise_categories').returning('*');
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.validation.js b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.validation.js
index 1acffa9d..035c504e 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.validation.js
+++ b/src/apps/api/v1/exercise-categories/exercise-categories.validation.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export const getExerciseCategories = [
       const user = await UserQueries.findUserById(user_id);
       if (user.length === 0) throw new Error('User does not exist!');
       return true;
-    }),
+    })
+    .toInt(),
 ];
 
 /* Checking the body of the request to make sure it has the required fields. */
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ export const postExerciseCategory = [
       const user = await UserQueries.findUserById(user_id);
       if (user.length === 0) throw new Error('User does not exist!');
       return true;
-    }),
+    })
+    .toInt(),
   body('name')
     .trim()
     .notEmpty()
diff --git a/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.controller.js b/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.controller.js
index a9a1da37..d9eec115 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.controller.js
+++ b/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.controller.js
@@ -86,7 +86,19 @@ export async function getExercises(req, res) {
  */
 export async function postExercise(req, res) {
   const body = req.body;
-  const created = await ExercisesQueries.createExercise(body);
+
+  const e = body.name
+    .split(',')
+    .filter((curr) => curr.length != 0)
+    .map((curr) => {
+      return {
+        name: curr.trim(),
+        exercise_category_id: body.exercise_category_id,
+        user_id: body.user_id,
+      };
+    });
+
+  const created = await ExercisesQueries.createExercise(e);
 
   if (!created.length) throw new CustomError.BadRequestError(`Something went wrong while creating a exercise for  User ID: ${body.user_id}!`); // prettier-ignore
 
diff --git a/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.queries.js b/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.queries.js
index 935e01d1..f67fd51d 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.queries.js
+++ b/src/apps/api/v1/exercises/exercises.queries.js
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ export function getExerciseById(id) {
  * @returns An array of objects
  */
 export function getExerciseByUserId(uid) {
-  return db.select('*').from('exercises').where({ user_id: uid }).andWhere({ deleted: false });
+  return db
+    .select('*')
+    .from('exercises')
+    .where({ user_id: uid })
+    .andWhere({ deleted: false })
+    .orderBy('id', 'desc');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -60,8 +65,17 @@ export function searchExerciseName(name, uid, ecid) {
  * @param [body] - an object with the following keys: name, exercise_category_id, user_id
  * @returns The exercise that was just created.
  */
-export function createExercise(body = { name, exercise_category_id, user_id }) {
-  return db.insert(body).into('exercises').returning('*');
+// export function createExercise(body = { name, exercise_category_id, user_id }) {
+//   return db.insert(body).into('exercises').returning('*');
+// }
+
+/**
+ * It takes in an object, inserts it into the database, and returns the object
+ * @param data - an object containing the data to be inserted into the database
+ * @returns The data that was inserted into the database.
+ */
+export function createExercise(data) {
+  return db.insert(data).into('exercises').returning('*');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Categories.vue b/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Categories.vue
index 7c9b6cdb..e13b9d21 100644
--- a/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Categories.vue
+++ b/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Categories.vue
@@ -115,7 +115,16 @@ async function addAExerciseCategory() {
       }
     }
 
-    categories.value.unshift(category);
+    const data = category.name
+      .split(',')
+      .filter((c) => c.length != 0)
+      .map((c) => {
+        return { name: c, user_id: category.user_id };
+      });
+
+    data.forEach((c) => {
+      categories.value.unshift(c);
+    });
 
     clearDataAndDismissModal();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Exercises.vue b/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Exercises.vue
index 1e16ae15..93cd7f32 100644
--- a/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Exercises.vue
+++ b/src/apps/ui/pages/dashboard/sessions/Exercises.vue
@@ -152,7 +152,20 @@ async function addAExercise() {
       }
     }
 
-    exercises.value.unshift(exercise);
+    const data = exercise.name
+      .split(',')
+      .filter((c) => c.length != 0)
+      .map((c) => {
+        return {
+          name: c.trim(),
+          exercise_category_id: exercise.exercise_category_id,
+          user_id: exercise.user_id,
+        };
+      });
+
+    data.forEach((c) => {
+      exercises.value.unshift(c);
+    });
 
     clearDataAndDismissModal();