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If you have an Apple Watch, and you first start a workout, then use Siri to start a timer. Well, what if that timer could start automatically for you! Guess what? It can by using automations, and here are the easy steps to set it up.
1, Open the shortcuts app and choose the second tab at the bottom, automation.
2, At the top, choose, create automation.
3, On the next screen, choose create personal automation.
4, Go down and choose, Apple Watch Workout.
5, OK, here is where you put in the details about the workout.
6, there are 2 settings, which workout, and if you want it to happen when you start or end the workout. The default type of workout is, any workout, just double tap that to choose a specific workout from the list. By default, start is selected. If you want it to happen when the workout ends, then choose that one.
7, After that is set, choose the next button at the top of the screen.
8, Go down to action library, search actions. This is an edit field, double tap to activate.
9, Enter timer in the search box, hit the search button on the right of the space bar.
10, Go down to start timer in list, flick up and choose add action.
11, Now all you have to do is set the length of the timer and you will be done.
12, Swipe until you hear, start timer for, duration minutes. Flick down with 1 finger and choose edit duration. A text box will appear. Use keyboard at the bottom to enter the number of minutes you want the timer for.
13, Go and hit the done button to the left or before the number 1 on the keyboard. This will make the text box and keyboard disappear.
14, Now it should say, Start timer for 10 minutes, or for the amount of minutes you entered.
15, Go to top and choos the next button.
16, On the next screen swipe and turn off ask before running, then just confirm that you want to turn it off.
17, Hit the done button at top and your done!
Let me know if you have questions.
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@ChrisChaffin that is fricking amazing. I'm so totally going to set this shortcut up right now.
@ChrisChaffin This is pretty interesting (and great instructions). I’m curious, what problem are you solving by having a workout and a timer start at the same time?
@podfeet For example, if you normally walk on a tredmill or other exercise machine for 20 minutes. Then when you start your workout, your timer for 20 minutes would automatically start for you. I use this on an elliptical machine myself.
@ChrisChaffin Is there a reason you don’t use a timed workout? For example, you can use Siri and say “start at 20 minute elliptical workout”. Is the wrist tap too subtle?
@podfeet there is a difference between the workout timer and the regular timer. The workout timer only notifies you on the watch, and the notification is very easy to miss because it is only a vibration. The regular timer notifies you with both a sound and haptic feedback, and the notification is on both your watch as well as your phone. Plus, if you listen to audio as you workout like I do, then the regular timer will pause the audio when it goes off making it basically impossible to miss. So that is why I prefer the regular timer over the workout timer.
@ChrisChaffin I was wondering if that might be why but didn’t want to lead the witness. My use case would be when my husband and I run on the beach (in a straight line out and back). He runs more quickly than me, so we set a time to meet back. I might run for 40 minutes, but I need to know when to turn around, so a 20 minute timer for a 40 minute run would be perfect.