How to start a workout with your voice on Apple Watch

The Apple Watch can track your progress during workouts.

Tracking workout performance is a highlight feature of the Apple Watch. However, starting a workout with your hands is not always possible. Here's how to do it.

With advancements to Siri, it's now possible to start a workout with just your voice. And, starting with watchOS 8, you can now get vocalized workout progress updates, allowing you to smash your goals without stopping.

Starting a workout with your voice

Starting a workout on your Apple Watch is as easy as telling Siri to complete any other task. Make sure you have Siri enabled in the Settings app before starting a workout with your voice.

Starting a workout with your voice is as simple as talking to Siri.

Activate Siri by holding the Digital Crown, saying "Hey, Siri", or using the Raise to Speak feature.
Tell Siri what workout you'd like to start. For example, say, "Start a traditional strength training workout," or "go for a 30-minute run."
Siri will confirm your workout so you can get focused on feeling the burn!

How to get spoken workout progress alerts

Once you get your workout started, you don't want to lose focus, even for the few seconds it takes to look at your watch to check your progress. Luckily, you can receive spoken workout progress alerts, allowing you to keep your head in the game.