diff --git a/backend/locust_athlete.py b/backend/locust_athlete.py
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+from locust import HttpUser, task, between
+
+class SecFitUser(HttpUser):
+    host = "http://tdt4242-18.idi.ntnu.no:21817"  # URL of the Django backend
+    wait_time = between(1, 3)      # Users will wait 1 to 3 seconds between tasks
+    token = None                  # To store the authentication token
+    exercise_url = None           # To store the URL of an existing exercise
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        """Authenticate and prepare before sending requests."""
+        # Authentication request
+        response = self.client.post("/api/token/", json={
+            "username": "test-athlete",  # Replace with actual username
+            "password": "test-athlete-password"   # Replace with actual password
+        })
+
+        # If authentication succeeds
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            self.token = response.json().get("access")  # Store the token
+            print("\nAuthenticated! Token:", self.token)
+
+            # Fetch an existing exercise using the token
+            headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"}
+            exercise_response = self.client.get("/api/exercises/", headers=headers)
+            if exercise_response.status_code == 200 and len(exercise_response.json()) > 0:
+                self.exercise_url = exercise_response.json()[0]["url"]  # Get the first exercise URL
+                print("\nUsing existing exercise:", self.exercise_url)
+            else:
+                print("\nNo exercises found! Ensure you have exercises in the database.")
+        else:
+            print("\nFailed to authenticate. Response:", response.json())
+
+    
+
+    @task
+    def add_exercise(self):
+        """Send a POST request to create a new exercise."""
+        if self.token:
+            headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"}
+            exercise_data = {
+                "name": "Push-ups",           # Replace with the desired exercise name
+                "description": "Upper body strength exercise",  # Replace with a meaningful description
+                "unit": "repetitions"        # Replace with the measurement unit (e.g., repetitions, minutes, etc.)
+            }
+            response = self.client.post("/api/exercises/", headers=headers, json=exercise_data)
+
+            if response.status_code == 201:
+                print("\nSuccessfully added exercise:", exercise_data["name"])
+            else:
+                print("\nFailed to add exercise. Response:", response.status_code, response.json())
+        else:
+            print("\nSkipping exercise creation. No valid token available.")
+
+    
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