How to Manually Add or Delete Workouts on Apple Watch and iPhone

As your fitness companion, the Apple Watch records all your activities and motivates you to close your rings for the day. However, if you fail to record your activities due to forgetfulness, low battery, or other issues, will it break your daily streak? No, thankfully you can manually add workouts to the Apple Watch and ensure your streaks and health data aren’t disrupted.

While the manually added data might not be as precise as that recorded by the Apple Watch, it is better than not being recorded as well. Furthermore, you can also remove mistakenly recorded workouts. However, you can’t make a manual workout entry directly on the Apple Watch, you’ll have to do so via the connected iPhone.

How to Manually Add a Workout on Apple Watch from iPhone

Step 1: Open the Health app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Tap Browse from the bottom-right corner.

Step 3: Here, select Activity from the options.

Step 4: Scroll to the end and tap Workouts.

Step 5: Tap Add Data from the top-left corner and select the Activity Type from the menu.

Note: The list is pretty exhaustive just like the one on your Apple Watch and comes with options like Snowboarding, Walking, and Yoga, among others.

Step 6: Next add all the relevant details like Time, Kilocalories, etc. Tap Done to save the workout.

Both the Health app and your Apple Watch will show the fresh data in a few minutes. You can check it out on the Activity app on your Apple Watch or the Fitness app on your iPhone. Moreover, it will also be reflected in the exercise minutes under Activity and Activity rings.

Tip: If you do not see the workouts that you added manually on the list after a few minutes, relaunch the Health app.

How to Delete a Workout From an iPhone

Added a workout by mistake and don’t want it to reflect in your activities? Don’t worry, it can be removed easily. Moreover, you can choose whether to just delete the workout or delete the data alongside it.

Step 1: Open the Health app → Browse → Activity tab.

Step 2: Scroll down and select Workouts.

Step 3: Here, scroll down and select Show All Data.

Step 4: Now to delete the workout do either of the following,

• Tap Edit → the – next to the workout → Delete → select between ‘Delete Workout & Data’ or Delete Workout Only.

• Swipe left → Delete → Select between ‘Delete Workout & Data’ or Delete Workout Only.

Step 5: Tap Done to exit.

Find and Delete Workout Data From the Fitness App

Alternatively, you can also view workout data, whether added manually or automatically from the Fitness app. To delete one or more workouts, go to the Fitness app → tap Show More next to Workouts.

Next, swipe right and tap Delete → Select between ‘Delete Workout & Data’ or Delete Workout Only.

Set Workout Reminders on Apple Watch

If you often forget to record a walk or a workout, here’s a neat trick you should check out. Set a workout reminder to enable the watch to keep tabs on your workout plans. Moreover, it will add the relevant workouts even when you forget.

You can do so, by launching the Settings app on your Apple Watch. Here, Scroll down and tap Workout, then toggle on Start Workout Reminder.

Additionally, you can also enable End Workout Reminder, Press to Pause, or Auto-Pause. The former prompts you to end the workout after inactivity or if you forgot to do so after cooling down. And if you like to take a break between sets or runs, the latter settings could manage the task.

Alternatively, you can set a workout reminder from your iPhone; go to the Apple Watch app → My Watch tab → Workout → Here manage the workout reminder settings.

FAQs About Adding Workout to Apple Watch

Make Manual Workout Entry on Apple Watch

Hope the article helped you in managing and tracking your workouts. If you have any further queries, concerns, or suggestions, feel free to use the comment section below. We’ll be happy to help!