diff --git a/backend/secfit/workouts/serializers.py b/backend/secfit/workouts/serializers.py
index bc8c34e561b1734507bc75f4c47d8d320116af13..14ccaf6f29ca2b71452a97d283ebaa8e7e755ba0 100644
--- a/backend/secfit/workouts/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/secfit/workouts/serializers.py
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ class WorkoutSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         Returns:
             Workout: Updated Workout instance
         """
-        exercise_instances_data = validated_data.pop("exercise_instances")
-        exercise_instances = instance.exercise_instances
 
         instance.name = validated_data.get("name", instance.name)
         instance.notes = validated_data.get("notes", instance.notes)
@@ -137,58 +135,9 @@ class WorkoutSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         instance.date = validated_data.get("date", instance.date)
         instance.save()
 
-        # Handle ExerciseInstances
-
-        # This updates existing exercise instances without adding or deleting object.
-        # zip() will yield n 2-tuples, where n is
-        # min(len(exercise_instance), len(exercise_instance_data))
-        for exercise_instance, exercise_instance_data in zip(
-            exercise_instances.all(), exercise_instances_data
-        ):
-            exercise_instance.exercise = exercise_instance_data.get(
-                "exercise", exercise_instance.exercise
-            )
-            exercise_instance.number = exercise_instance_data.get(
-                "number", exercise_instance.number
-            )
-            exercise_instance.sets = exercise_instance_data.get(
-                "sets", exercise_instance.sets
-            )
-            exercise_instance.save()
-
-        # If new exercise instances have been added to the workout, then create them
-        if len(exercise_instances_data) > len(exercise_instances.all()):
-            for i in range(len(exercise_instances.all()), len(exercise_instances_data)):
-                exercise_instance_data = exercise_instances_data[i]
-                ExerciseInstance.objects.create(
-                    workout=instance, **exercise_instance_data
-                )
-        # Else if exercise instances have been removed from the workout, then delete them
-        elif len(exercise_instances_data) < len(exercise_instances.all()):
-            for i in range(len(exercise_instances_data), len(exercise_instances.all())):
-                exercise_instances.all()[i].delete()
+        handle_exercise_instance(validated_data, instance)
 
-        # Handle WorkoutFiles
-
-        if "files" in validated_data:
-            files_data = validated_data.pop("files")
-            files = instance.files
-
-            for file, file_data in zip(files.all(), files_data):
-                file.file = file_data.get("file", file.file)
-
-            # If new files have been added, creating new WorkoutFiles
-            if len(files_data) > len(files.all()):
-                for i in range(len(files.all()), len(files_data)):
-                    WorkoutFile.objects.create(
-                        workout=instance,
-                        owner=instance.owner,
-                        file=files_data[i].get("file"),
-                    )
-            # Else if files have been removed, delete WorkoutFiles
-            elif len(files_data) < len(files.all()):
-                for i in range(len(files_data), len(files.all())):
-                    files.all()[i].delete()
+        handle_workout_files(validated_data, instance)
 
         return instance
 
@@ -204,6 +153,64 @@ class WorkoutSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         return obj.owner.username
 
 
+def handle_exercise_instance(validated_data, instance):
+    """This updates existing exercise instances without adding or deleting object.
+       zip() will yield n 2-tuples, where n is
+       min(len(exercise_instance), len(exercise_instance_data))
+    """
+    exercise_instances_data = validated_data.pop("exercise_instances")
+    exercise_instances = instance.exercise_instances
+
+    for exercise_instance, exercise_instance_data in zip(
+        exercise_instances.all(), exercise_instances_data
+    ):
+        exercise_instance.exercise = exercise_instance_data.get(
+            "exercise", exercise_instance.exercise
+        )
+        exercise_instance.number = exercise_instance_data.get(
+            "number", exercise_instance.number
+        )
+        exercise_instance.sets = exercise_instance_data.get(
+            "sets", exercise_instance.sets
+        )
+        exercise_instance.save()
+
+    # If new exercise instances have been added to the workout, then create them
+    if len(exercise_instances_data) > len(exercise_instances.all()):
+        for i in range(len(exercise_instances.all()), len(exercise_instances_data)):
+            exercise_instance_data = exercise_instances_data[i]
+            ExerciseInstance.objects.create(
+                workout=instance, **exercise_instance_data
+            )
+    # Else if exercise instances have been removed from the workout, then delete them
+    elif len(exercise_instances_data) < len(exercise_instances.all()):
+        for i in range(len(exercise_instances_data), len(exercise_instances.all())):
+            exercise_instances.all()[i].delete()
+
+
+def handle_workout_files(validated_data, instance):
+    """Handles the updating of exercises in a workout instance."""
+    if "files" in validated_data:
+        files_data = validated_data.pop("files")
+        files = instance.files
+
+        for file, file_data in zip(files.all(), files_data):
+            file.file = file_data.get("file", file.file)
+
+        # If new files have been added, creating new WorkoutFiles
+        if len(files_data) > len(files.all()):
+            for i in range(len(files.all()), len(files_data)):
+                WorkoutFile.objects.create(
+                    workout=instance,
+                    owner=instance.owner,
+                    file=files_data[i].get("file"),
+                )
+        # Else if files have been removed, delete WorkoutFiles
+        elif len(files_data) < len(files.all()):
+            for i in range(len(files_data), len(files.all())):
+                files.all()[i].delete()
+
+
 class ExerciseSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     """Serializer for an Exercise. Hyperlinks are used for relationships by default.
 
diff --git a/backend/secfit/workouts/views.py b/backend/secfit/workouts/views.py
index 3c708523e49ad2e32fc3de01c0eea13b99d57e9d..2212458d90d12340df4de314ec7767597ba2cdef 100644
--- a/backend/secfit/workouts/views.py
+++ b/backend/secfit/workouts/views.py
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ class RememberMe(
             return Response({"remember_me": self.remember_me()})
 
     def post(self, request):
-        cookieObject = namedtuple("Cookies", request.COOKIES.keys())(
+        cookie_object = namedtuple("Cookies", request.COOKIES.keys())(
             *request.COOKIES.values()
         )
-        user = self.get_user(cookieObject)
+        user = self.get_user(cookie_object)
         refresh = RefreshToken.for_user(user)
         return Response(
             {
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ class RememberMe(
             }
         )
 
-    def get_user(self, cookieObject):
-        decode = base64.b64decode(cookieObject.remember_me)
+    def get_user(self, cookie_object):
+        decode = base64.b64decode(cookie_object.remember_me)
         user, sign = pickle.loads(decode)
 
         # Validate signature
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class WorkoutFileList(
     CreateListModelMixin,
     generics.GenericAPIView,
 ):
-    """Class defining the web response for the getting and creating list for workout files. 
+    """Class defining the web response for the getting and creating list for workout files.
 
         HTTP methods: GET, POST
     """
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class WorkoutFileDetail(
     mixins.DestroyModelMixin,
     generics.GenericAPIView,
 ):
-    """Class defining the web response for the getting deleting workout file details. 
+    """Class defining the web response for the getting deleting workout file details.
 
         HTTP methods: GET, POST
     """