iOS 11 Beta Files Reference New Apple Watch Workouts for Dancing, Bowling, Skating, and Many More

This year's Apple leaks have seen an uptick in activity thanks to data gathered from HomePod firmware, as well as internal files in pre-release beta software for iOS 11. Today, the newest piece of information comes from the latter source and concerns new exercises for the Apple Watch.

Snow-based workouts have already been uncovered in the HomePod's firmware, and now iHelp BR has found a few code strings and icons within the iOS 11 developer beta that reference a plethora of new workouts for Apple's Workout app. These include: basketball, bowling, climbing, cricket, cross-country skiing, curling, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, fishing, golf, gymnastics, jump rope, pilates, skating, surfing, and more.

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It's unclear whether or not the new workouts will be exclusive to the upcoming "Apple Watch Series 3," or available to all Apple Watch owners through the public release of watchOS 4. Some workouts might require equipment specific to the next-generation of Apple Watch -- similar to swimming and Apple Watch Series 2 last year -- but it's unclear which workouts those might be, if any.

On current iterations of watchOS and the Apple Watch, users can track exercises related to a Walk (Indoor and Outdoor), Run (Indoor and Outdoor), Cycle (Indoor and Outdoor), Swim (Pool and Open Water), Elliptical, Rower, Stair Stepper, and "Other." After finishing an "Other" workout, the Apple Watch allows users to choose a more specific label from a variety of options, like "Strength Training," but these don't have any direct impact on the metrics used to track a workout.

Apple Watch Exerci%CC%81cios 5If the newly uncovered workouts become a reality in this year's Apple Watch software, it would mark a noticeable addition for exercise-focused Apple Watch wearers beyond the twelve options currently available. Although it wasn't detailed in the code findings, it's likely that the potentially new workouts will measure user data like active calories, total calories, heart rate, and more specific metrics pertaining to the exercise in question.

Apple is predicted to announce the Apple Watch Series 3 at its iPhone 8 reveal event in September, which we should be getting a date confirmation for at some point this week. Current rumors suggest the event could be held in the second week of the month, on September 12, but the first week is also a possibility, with an event as early as September 6.

One confirmed new workout that users can expect in watchOS 4 is High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, which Apple announced during WWDC this past June. Users will also be able to link together multiple workouts so they can see their overall calorie data and time measurements in one place.

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tjhilder Avatar
102 months ago
and no sex activity?
I’m just imagining the activity notifications now...

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Zirel Avatar
102 months ago
Is it just me or do these screen shots look absolutely terrible? They are 1980' style graphics in 2017. Apple is pathetic in their insistence on using minimal color and details on their icons. Please hire a person that cares about the GUI experience.
No.

When starting a workout, the least thing I want is to glare at unnecessarily detailed drawings that will be hard to see under bright sunlight.

Clearly identifiable stick figures, thank you, just like it’s used in the Olympic Games. It’s not even a question.
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xDKP Avatar
102 months ago
Hope it can all be switched off. Health spam at this point.
What are you talking about? It’s the possibly to select the sport you like and go - not like Apple is forcing you to go sailing or anything.
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zantafio Avatar
102 months ago
and no sex activity?
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colmaclean Avatar
102 months ago
Quite a rod...



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jhfenton Avatar
102 months ago
No.

When starting a workout, the least thing I want is to glare at unnecessarily detailed drawings that will be hard to see under bright sunlight.

Clearly identifiable stick figures, thank you, just like it’s used in the Olympic Games. It’s not even a question.
Agreed. On the Watch these end up as tiny green icons smaller than my pinky nail. Stick figures are perfect.
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