How do I build custom workouts for Apple Watch on my iPhone?
Download Workout Builder to create your own workouts for Apple Watch.
Workout Builder is a free app available on iOS 17 and watchOS 10.
Use Workout Builder to create your own workouts to send to your
Apple Watch to run via the Workouts app.
Create your own workouts from scratch for free or
use our premium pre-built workouts to perform advanced workouts on your Apple Watch.
Does Workout Builder come with any pre-built workouts?
Yes! Workout Builder comes with great premium workouts for many of the most popular sports.
- Running workouts for tempo runs, intervals, hill sprints
- Cycling workouts for intervals, pyramids, and distance efforts
- Swimming workouts for specific distances and times
- Flow, Yin, Vinyasa yoga
- HIIT & Strength training intervals
- Boxing and skipping intervals, with rest included
- Plus many, many more sports!
What types of workouts can Workout Builder create?
Workout Builder has three types of workouts:
- Simple, goal-based workouts – set a time, distance, or energy burn goal
- Advanced interval workouts – add multiple sets and reps, along with rest, warmup, and cooldown
- Paced workouts – set a time and distance goal and pace your workout
How do I create custom workouts and send them to Apple Watch?
You can create advanced workouts on your iPhone and easily sync them to your Apple Watch using the following
guides:
What activities and sports can you build workouts for?
Workout Builder supports building custom workouts for a huge range of sports:
- running
- cycling
- swimming
- walking
- boxing
- cross training
- functional strength training
- traditional strength training
- stairs
- jump rope
- american football
- archery
- australian football
- badminton
- barre
- baseball
- basketball
- bowling
- cardio dance
- climbing
- cooldown
- core training
- cricket
- cross country skiing
- curling
- dance
- dance inspired training
- disc sports
- downhill skiing
- elliptical
- equestrian sports
- fencing
- fishing
- fitness gaming
- flexibility
- golf
- gymnastics
- handball
- hand cycling
- high intensity interval training
- hiking
- hockey
- hunting
- kickboxing
- lacrosse
- martial arts
- mind and body
- mixed cardio
- mixed metabolic cardio training
- paddle sports
- pickleball
- pilates
- play
- preparation and recovery
- racquetball
- rowing
- rugby
- sailing
- skating sports
- snowboarding
- snowsports
- soccer
- social dance
- softball
- squash
- stair climbing
- step training
- surfing sports
- swim bike run
- table tennis
- tai chi
- tennis
- track and field
- transition
- underwater diving
- volleyball
- water fitness
- water polo
- water sports
- wheelchair run pace
- wheelchair walk pace
- wrestling
- yoga
Why aren't my workouts appearing on my Apple Watch?
If your workouts aren't showing up on your Apple Watch after sending them from Workout Builder, try the following:
- Make sure your Apple Watch and iPhone are completely up to date
- Check that your Apple Watch and iPhone are correctly paired and syncing properly
- Reboot both devices to clear any connection issues
- Try sending the workout to your watch again
- Check through the workouts listed on your watch again – most commonly the workouts are being transferred but they don’t appear where you expect.
Sometimes workouts appear in unexpected places on your watch. Look for them in the specific workout category
(like "Flexibility") rather than just the main workout list.
Why are my indoor workouts showing as outdoor on my Watch?
When creating your workout in Workout Builder:
- Delete the existing workout from your Watch
- Make sure you're setting the Location for your workout to "Indoor"
- If this issue continues after setting the location correctly, please contact us with a screenshot of
your workout
How do I add pace ranges or heart rate alerts to my workout?
Adding custom alerts to your workouts is simple with Workout Builder:
- Choose the Advanced workout type when creating your workout
- Add a new block to your workout
- Tap the alarm icon next to your block
- Add a new alert to customize your workout experience
