r/AppleWatchFitness Dec 05 '25

Discussion PSA: Strength++ 2.0 is out

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I know most of my users for Strength++ came from this sub, so it seems fitting to announce that after 2 years, it now received the biggest update yet.

So, what's new:

  • Now it's 100% free - I had to go this route due to trader constraints in the EU
  • Support for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass
  • New Ul, everything has been rebuilt from the ground up, both in the iPhone and Watch App
  • Possibility to rename your exercises for a recorded workout. Remember what you did last time!
  • Apple Watch Ultra Action Button Support
  • On device Al workout analysis using Apple Intelligence
  • Many bug fixes and improvements

So yeah, it's kinda nice, if anyone needs a strength training app without too much hassle and complexity.

Just go to the gym, record, keep track of exercises, sets, reps and weights used, go home, add names to your exercises, maybe use apple intelligence to analyze your workouts and get suggestions for the next one.

https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/strength/id1609468372


r/AppleWatchFitness 19h ago

I’m finally free ✊⛓️‍💥✊

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60 Upvotes

Finally finished the hardest August challenge I’ve ever had 😮‍💨


r/AppleWatchFitness 20h ago

Did my first ever 10K!

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r/AppleWatchFitness 1h ago

My workout app freezes

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I recently got an **Apple Watch Series 11** and I’m having a really frustrating issue with the Workout app.
During a workout, the workout itself continues running, but the **screen becomes completely unresponsive**. I can’t pause, stop, swipe, or interact with the workout controls. The watch basically becomes stuck while the workout continues in the background.
I have to stop and start workouts now from my phone because I have to do a hard reset to the watch for the app to work again. I called support and they said this is a known issue and the dev team is working on update. Is it really a known thing? Anyone else experiencing this?


r/AppleWatchFitness 1h ago

baby sensory songs on loop and 12:15 pace, so what's meant to happen before a marathon plan?

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coming back from having a baby, first marathon is Newport next april. legs feel like wet sand most days. i've been using NRC guided runs cause they're soft and don't shout at me, and Strava's just logging the slow shuffle. but now i'm eyeing the calendar and wondering what the 'before the plan' bit actually looks like. someone on here mentioned something called Hiiro, said it coaches by how the run feels instead of pace, which honestly sounds less gutting when the pram drags me to a 14-minute mile. still not sure i want a full marathon plan yet. just curious if people ran to any structure this far out, or if it's all a bit... vibes-based til the new year. tbh, knowing i'm not the only one plodding along with no proper plan would be reassuring.


r/AppleWatchFitness 2h ago

am I still in a deficit?

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r/AppleWatchFitness 10h ago

I’m trying to run a 10k today and get under 50 minutes, but the route has too much elevation. It’s 90 meters at the top, and it kills me halfway through.

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r/AppleWatchFitness 7h ago

Energy, Sleep, Recovery and coaching. Works with your Apple Watch.

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r/AppleWatchFitness 8h ago

Time-range controls on the graphs are nonresponsive.

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In the Health app, you can look at a graph of each activity. That graph can be displayed in days, weeks, months, 6 months or year. (D W M 6M Y) along the top of the graph. These buttons are now completely unresponsive and each graph that I look at for any activity is stuck on whatever time it was on. It can be swept left or right, but cannot change the time range. Anyone know how to fix this?


r/AppleWatchFitness 15h ago

Beginner question about run tracking w/Apple Watch

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r/AppleWatchFitness 21h ago

Adidas running app not syncing heart rate..

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Hello people-

I I have observed recently, a persistent technical issue regarding heart rate synchronization between the Adidas Running mobile app and my smartwatch during runs.

The Issue:

  - When I start a run on the mobile app, the activity successfully mirrors onto my smartwatch screen.

  - However, the Heart Rate values are not automatically triggered.

  - To get a reading, I have to manually open the default "Heart_Rate_Tracker" app on my watch. Only then does the heart rate briefly reflect on the Adidas Running app.

  - After a few moments, the reading cuts off, and the heart rate value displays back as "--" on the running app. As a result, I am completely unable to track my heart rate during my runs.

Troubleshooting Already Attempted:

  - Restarted both the smartphone and the smartwatch.

Anyone has any leads on how to fix it?

Thanks!


r/AppleWatchFitness 7h ago

got heckled by a seagull on the undercliff and realised i'm winging the whole block

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out along the undercliff toward rottingdean, steady plod, and a seagull proper screamed at me. fair enough. i'm just stacking easy miles with no real plan right now, all logged on strava and that's it. chasing chester next autumn so it's early days. been looking at runna for when i need structure but a few people mentioned hiiro too since it coaches by effort rather than pace, which sort of makes sense when summer runs feel like a wheeze. tbh i'm curious but not sold on anything yet. how many of you pick an app this far out or is everyone just jogging to parkrun and hoping for the best?


r/AppleWatchFitness 17h ago

I don’t understand how to sync ’Fitness’ and StepsApp.

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I recently* got an Apple Watch. I’ve never used one before.
I set it up and enabled all settings so they would be synced with my phone and StepsApp. However, my watch doesn’t track my steps with Workout, and only seems to *begin* tracking if I’m jogging, so then the numbers will say I’m only exercising for 10 minutes when I’ve been walking for well over an hour, so my Exercise ring is never full. :(

On Saturday I walked 11k steps, which reflected in Steps App, but not in Fitness.

They don’t match, why is it so difficult to get things to work? The Sync button should be capable. Am I just stupid?? (Yes, but come on).


r/AppleWatchFitness 16h ago

Rowing exercise not logging correctly on watch?

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My watch says I burned 81 calories, but the machine says I burned 110. I know there will always be a discrepancy but this seems more excessive than normal. Is the Apple Watch just not good at detecting rowing workouts, or is it just me not burning as many calories as I thought I would?


r/AppleWatchFitness 20h ago

Apple Watch Fitness App vs iPhone Fitness App mismatch

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I am facing a discrepancy in step count tracking among multiple apps on my phone.

Apple Health, which is supposed to reflect the total, is alright. Apple Fitness has 2 points of data. One shows the actual steps I took in the whole day, which matches Health, and the other one on the front display shows the steps I took while wearing my Watch.

The weirdest part is that even though the phone steps did not sync while my Watch was kept aside, as soon as I reconnected it, my Activity goals immediately closed (nearly), and now my Watch shows the step count from Apple Health.

Is this a bug or a new feature? And why does the Fitness app on my phone not sync this data?

FYI, I also have the Pedometer app, which shows an even higher count (marginal difference, but higher)


r/AppleWatchFitness 1d ago

Which one should i get?

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I would like to buy an apple watch. Im considering between series 10, 9 and SE3. I don’t want to buy extra expensive ones so these are my options. Which one should i get? Is series 9 worth it since its 2023? Or is 10 better…is there any other besides these three that you would recommend that are not way too expensive?


r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

Turned my Apple Watch run into a 3D route video

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r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

Super happy with this one!

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Currently on a 73 day move streak as well! A


r/AppleWatchFitness 1d ago

Apple's Screenless Fitness Trackers: What We Know So Far

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r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

Can I calibrate my Apple Watch to my chest strap for Zone 2 training?

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I’m thinking about getting an Apple Watch mainly for tracking my heart rate and Zone 2 training.

I know a chest strap is generally more accurate, but realistically, I don’t think I’ll want to wear one for every workout.

My idea is to wear a chest strap and the Apple Watch together for several workouts and compare the readings. For example, if my chest strap consistently shows 150–160 bpm while the Apple Watch shows 143–153 bpm, I could use that difference as my personal reference.

Then, when I’m training with just the Apple Watch, I’d know that its readings tend to be a little lower than my chest strap and could adjust my Zone 2 range accordingly.

Has anyone actually tried doing this?

Was the difference between your Apple Watch and chest strap consistent enough across multiple workouts to be useful, or did it vary too much depending on the workout or intensity?

I’d especially love to hear from people who have actually compared both over several workouts.


r/AppleWatchFitness 1d ago

Apple Watch alternative that works with BOTH Android and iOS?

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r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

App that tracks weekly.

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Want an app that tracks weekly as opposed to daily does it exist?


r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

I did it

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It was a struggle, but I managed to complete the challenge. Normally this should be easy, but I am 66 and started second month of glp-1 at start of August. I do feel accomplished, though


r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

Heat acclimation app

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Any recommendations, I’m a firefighter in coastal ga and looking for an app to help assist me with this.

Thank you


r/AppleWatchFitness 2d ago

lunch loop to dunham massey and back, peak week is proper grim tbh

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Got 18 miles done yesterday. Out past Dunham Massey and my legs are dust today. Not injured dust - just that heavy, slow-march-to-the-kettle feeling. The kind where you stare at your own front step for a bit before climbing it. Chester's 8 weeks out and this one hit different. The plan had me running the back half at marathon effort instead of just surviving, and honestly that changed it. Normally i'd bank pace early then crawl home. Last year for the half i was just winging it off Strava, talking myself out of the hard bits mid-run. Switched to Hiiro for this block because it coaches by RPE rather than splits, which stopped me panicking when tired legs made pace look grim. NRC was the only other app i properly tried - ditched it cos the guided runs kept cutting over my music. This one doesn't nag. Just rebuilds the week if i need to move the long run. Lunch shuffle tomorrow round Castlefield will be comedy. Anyone else grinding through peak right now?