{"id":175993,"date":"2025-06-11T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175993\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:27:16","slug":"your-apple-watch-will-now-speak-to-you-through-your-workout-thanks-to-watchos-26-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175993\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Apple Watch will now speak to you through your workout, thanks to WatchOS 26 and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s new Workout Buddy feature incorporates your workout data and fitness history to generate personalised, motivational insights during your workout sessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Announced on Monday as part of the WatchOS 26 update, the feature is a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind workout experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

Workout Buddy will be on the Apple Watch and uses Apple Intelligence, the AI system developed by Apple.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be available only in English at first, across the most popular workout types, including outdoor cycling, running, walking, HIIT<\/a> and strength training<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside an Apple Watch, you will need a pair of Bluetooth headphones<\/a> for it to work and an Apple Intelligence-supported iPhone nearby.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meaningful inspiration in real time
\n\"\"Workout Buddy was announced as part of WatchOS 26, which also includes new features such as Live Translation. Apple<\/p>\n

Workout Buddy uses a new text-to-speech model that will then translate insights into a \u201cdynamic generative voice\u201d that Apple says will match the tone and energy required for a workout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apple says: \u201cTo offer meaningful inspiration in real time, Workout Buddy analyzes data from a user\u2019s current workout along with their fitness history, based on data like heart rate, pace, distance, Activity rings, personal fitness milestones, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple has also revealed the kinds of encouragement Workout Buddy will provide. These include statements such as \u201cWay to go on your run this morning\u201d, \u201cYou just broke your all-time weekly distance record!\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019ve climbed 2,000 feet in elevation\u201d.<\/p>\n

As soon as you start an activity, Workout Buddy can start with a pep talk before marking key moments in an activity, such as distance covered. Then, once you\u2019ve completed your activity, it will recognise your effort and provide summary stats, including speed and average heart rate.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Workout app also updated<\/p>\n

As part of WWDC25, Apple\u2019s annual developer conference, Apple says Workout is one of its most popular apps.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It has a new layout to help you easily create a custom workout or race against your fastest time on a route.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are also new media features built into the app. You can now let Apple choose the best playlist for your workout, or you can select playlists or podcasts based on what you\u2019ve been listening to.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new Workout Buddy feature incorporates your workout data and fitness history to generate personalised, motivational insights during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-175993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114665438832901375","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}