diff --git a/core/migrations/0006_workoutroutine_exercises.py b/core/migrations/0006_workoutroutine_exercises.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2bb09425178b1a11f568db443942d31d272848c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/migrations/0006_workoutroutine_exercises.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.7 on 2023-05-16 22:15
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0005_alter_workoutroutine_workout_id'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='workoutroutine',
+            name='exercises',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(through='core.WorkoutExercise', to='core.exercise'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index ba8031ed81622aaab6901d5511d97213d0b114e2..7e4d380250f7a0d26e950ea820d57b6237ecb893 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class WorkoutRoutine(models.Model):
 	name = models.CharField(max_length = 30)
 	description = models.CharField(max_length=50)
 	total_completions = models.IntegerField(default=0)
-
+	exercises = models.ManyToManyField(Exercise, through= 'WorkoutExercise')
 
 #A join table that links a workout routine with an exercise
 class WorkoutExercise(models.Model):
diff --git a/core/templates/routine.html b/core/templates/routine.html
index 17ce1cbdf4ec75987b5173ecce50ba5219cea4c7..9e6e5f19b95151eb3a07c0a845ef310bf77772a3 100644
--- a/core/templates/routine.html
+++ b/core/templates/routine.html
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 {% block page-content %}
 <div>{{routine.name}}</div>
 <div>Access the routine object and its properties by referencing 'routine'</div>
+{% for exercise in exercises %}
+	<div>{{exercise.name}}</div>
+{% endfor %}
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 913f1313209e10429b64297d9ff19c5811b79380..65dc392bd952d10017cb86d9f7a9c10d668495a3 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -78,8 +78,14 @@ def routine(request, routine_id):
   if user is None:
     return redirect('home')
 
+  #fetch the routine using routine_id
   routine = WorkoutRoutine.objects.get(workout_id = routine_id)
-  return render(request, 'routine.html', context={'routine': routine})
+  #now need to grab the exercises for that routine
+  #use the relation between workoutroutine and Exercise for this
+  exercises = routine.exercises.all()
+  context = {'routine':routine, 'exercises':exercises}
+
+  return render(request, 'routine.html', context)