Apple Watch 11: How to Start and Customize Workouts

Starting a Workout on Apple Watch 11

• ⌚️ Open the Workouts app by pressing the digital crown and navigating to the app list.
• 🏃 Select the desired workout from the available options.
• ▶️ To start an open workout, simply press the play button.

Customizing Workout Goals

• 🎯 Tap the icon in the top right corner to set custom goals.
• ✏️ Modify default goals like time, distance, or calories by tapping the pencil icon, changing the value, and clicking done.
• 🔢 You can also start a workout by tapping directly on a specific goal.

Creating Custom Workout Routines

• ➕ Go to 'Custom' and tap the plus icon to create a new custom workout.
• ⏱️ Adjust elements like warm-up, work, recovery, and repeats.
• 🚶 Set specific durations or distances for each element, for example, 1 kilometer for work and 5 minutes for recovery.
• ❄️ Define a cooldown period, setting its duration (e.g., 10 minutes).
• 📝 Name your custom workout by selecting 'Custom Title' and entering a new name, then click done.
• ✅ Start your newly created custom workout by tapping on it.

Adjusting Workout Alerts and Media

• 🔔 Tap the icon in the bottom right corner to change workout alerts.
• ❤️ Set heart rate alerts by selecting a BPM level, custom range, or turning them off.
• ⏱️ Enable time alerts by switching the toggle and selecting the desired time interval.
• 📍 Configure splits alerts by setting a distance value.
• 🎯 Activate target alerts by switching the toggle to the right.
• 🎵 To autoplay media, tap the icon in the bottom left corner and switch the toggle to the right.
• 🎶 Add preferred media by clicking 'Add Media' and selecting from default options or your music app.