diff --git a/backend/internal/store/migrations/0004_workout_taxonomy.sql b/backend/internal/store/migrations/0004_workout_taxonomy.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5545a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/store/migrations/0004_workout_taxonomy.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- The taxonomy is now a fixed, closed set (no more user-created "kinds").
+-- Any prior arbitrary kinds and their classification history are reset:
+-- the concept they classified against no longer exists.
+DELETE FROM kind_assignments;
+DELETE FROM workout_kinds;
+
+-- Placeholder rule: distance is never negative, so this never matches.
+-- Every activity starts in needs_review for every type until real rules
+-- are tuned (a follow-up plan, not this migration).
+INSERT INTO workout_kinds (name, description, color, rule_json, priority, is_active) VALUES
+    ('Easy Run',       '', '#22c55e', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('Long Run',       '', '#3b82f6', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('Threshold 30''', '', '#f59e0b', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('Threshold 60''', '', '#f59e0b', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('Tempo',          '', '#eab308', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('Interval',       '', '#ef4444', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1),
+    ('MAS Test',       '', '#a855f7', '{"match":"all","conditions":[{"metric":"distance_meters","op":"<","value":0}]}', 0, 1);
diff --git a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
index 4d548cf..b827df3 100644
--- a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestKindAssignment_AppendOnlyHistoryAndCurrentView(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	kindID, err := db.CreateWorkoutKind(ctx, WorkoutKind{
-		Name:     "Tempo",
+		Name:     "Test Assignment Custom",
 		RuleJSON: `{"match":"all","conditions":[]}`,
 		IsActive: true,
 	})
diff --git a/backend/internal/store/workoutkinds_taxonomy_test.go b/backend/internal/store/workoutkinds_taxonomy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc784df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/store/workoutkinds_taxonomy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestWorkoutTaxonomy_SeededWithSevenFixedTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	db := openTestDB(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	kinds, err := db.ListWorkoutKinds(ctx, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListWorkoutKinds: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(kinds) != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 7 seeded workout kinds, got %d: %+v", len(kinds), kinds)
+	}
+
+	wantNames := map[string]bool{
+		"Easy Run": false, "Long Run": false, "Threshold 30'": false, "Threshold 60'": false,
+		"Tempo": false, "Interval": false, "MAS Test": false,
+	}
+	for _, k := range kinds {
+		if _, ok := wantNames[k.Name]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected seeded kind name %q", k.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+		wantNames[k.Name] = true
+	}
+	for name, found := range wantNames {
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("expected seeded kind %q, not found", name)
+		}
+	}
+}