Automatically starting a workout while navigating?

Just got an Apple Watch Series 5. I bike a lot around the city and usually navigate with Apple Maps. Can I automatically start an outdoor cycling workout when I click navigate on maps? This will save me a lot of time. If this is not possible on the default maps app, are there other third-party apps supporting this feature?


Thanks in advance.

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 10

Posted on Aug 10, 2024 9:53 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2024 11:31 AM

While there is no current way to automatically start a workout while mapping on the Apple Watch, you can make a shortcut for this:


  • Open the Shortcut App on your iPhone, on the left hand menu click Apple Watch, add shortcut, add the “Start Workout” shortcut and edit the workout to Outdoor Cycling as you’d like. Then add the Open App shortcut and set it to open the Maps app. Finally, give your shortcut a name, such as “Cycling and Maps”


Here’s an example I made for you, you can save it by clicking here: Cycling and Maps Shortcut - Shortcuts


Ways to activate this Shortcut:

  • You can say: “Siri, Biking and Maps” to run.
  • You can add a complication shortcut of this on your Watch face.
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Aug 10, 2024 11:31 AM in response to SomewhatMay

While there is no current way to automatically start a workout while mapping on the Apple Watch, you can make a shortcut for this:


  • Open the Shortcut App on your iPhone, on the left hand menu click Apple Watch, add shortcut, add the “Start Workout” shortcut and edit the workout to Outdoor Cycling as you’d like. Then add the Open App shortcut and set it to open the Maps app. Finally, give your shortcut a name, such as “Cycling and Maps”


Here’s an example I made for you, you can save it by clicking here: Cycling and Maps Shortcut - Shortcuts


Ways to activate this Shortcut:

  • You can say: “Siri, Biking and Maps” to run.
  • You can add a complication shortcut of this on your Watch face.

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