In this video, I’ll show you some of the new changes that will be released in the iOS16 / watchOS 9 coming out in September 2022. I have the public beta installed.

The native workout app found on the Apple Watch has always been a bit lacking where you needed additional apps to try to get close to some of the functions found in Garmin Forerunner. With the latest version of the OS, we finally have CUSTOM WORKOUTS and HEART RATE TRAINING without needing additional apps.

Here I will create a simple 10 & 1 running workout where I will have 10 repeats.

1. Go to OUTDOOR RUN (or similar workouts like outdoor walk)
2. SCROLL DOWN and SELECT CUSTOM WORKOUT
3. CHOOSE Custom workout type - here we choose CUSTOM.
4. Setup a warmup step
5. Then add a WORK or RECOVERY step
6. CHOOSE a Cooldown
7. NAME your Custom Workout
8. Customize your WORKOUT VIEWS

In our example I have setup a warmup step and then added a work step with a TIME duration of 10 minutes. I can also add an ALERT to it either based on PACE, HR, CADENCE or other measure.

For the second step that will be part of a repeat, I choose a RECOVERY step and add 1 min. You can alternatively add the walk break as a WORK step also.

Finally you can block these two steps into a REPEAT LOOP, just a ADD a REPEAT STEP and pick the steps you want to repeat, then specific the number of times you want this repeat step to loop.

Last Optional step is to CUSTOMIZE WORKOUT VIEWS or otherwise known as changing the data fields. Some screens you can’t change but there are a few that you can DISABLE or HIDE from view. And others where you can setup a custom metric screen.

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