How to customize your Apple Watch workouts

Customizing the Workout app on your Apple Watch can help you close your rings more easily. | Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

While you can use any compatible fitness app to track activities on the Apple Watch, the native Workout app gives you a ton of options. That said, the default settings may not always be to your liking. This is especially true if you're following a training plan, have specific targets you'd like to hit, or want to choose which metrics you see on screen during your activity.

The good news is that you can totally customize the Workout app to better suit your needs. Here's how to get started.

Setting a workout goal Image: Apple This is what the Time goal looks like for a hiking activity.

Starting an activity in the Workout app will default to an open goal" session, which means you don't have any particular goal...

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