Get fit with Workout Buddy

Be more elite athlete than couch potato with Apple Intelligence

- David Crookes

IT WILL TAKE > 30 minutes YOU WILL LEARN > How to get moving with the help of Apple's new Workout Buddy YOU'LL NEED > An iPhone 15 Pro/ iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 series or later; Apple Watch Series 6 or later running watchOS 26; (Bluetooth headphones optional)

Staying motivated during a workout isn’t always easy. When fatigue sets in or your mind wanders, you can feel tempted to quit. Apple has long been thinking of ways to keep you moving. Millions of people seek to close their Activity rings, earn badges and streaks or engage in monthly challenges. And sign up to Fitness+, monitor health and set daily Move goals. If that wasn’t enough, Apple has now launched Workout Buddy.

Baked into watchOS 26, Workout Buddy uses Apple Intelligence to analyse your fitness history and current workout data to issue verbal encouragement through Bluetooth headphones. Close to closing an Activity ring? It'll aim to get you to completion. Making good progress? It'll tell you so.