How do I reset the goals in the workout app to opened goal?

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How do I reset the goals in the workout app to opened goal?

I’m trying to reset the goals in a couple of the sections of the workout app so they read ‘Open Goal’ but find no way to do this.

I’ve read that these goals reflect you best workout for this activity but k ow that’s not correct since I’m still showing an opened goal for ‘indoor Walk’ and have done many of these for between 40-45 minutes but it still shows ‘Open Goal’ but my outside walk shows a goal of 55 minutes and my indoor biking shows 121 calories.

Please, how do I reset them all to ‘Open Goal’? Even an Apple Genius at the local store couldn’t do it!

I‘m using an Apple Watch Series 3 and an iPhone 6s Plus.

Tim

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Dec 13, 2017 11:36 AM

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Jonathan UK

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Dec 13, 2017 11:49 AM in response to timadams

Hi Tim

Having opened the Workout app, when viewing the list of main activity types, tap on the icon with three dots in a circle next to your preferred activity to change your goal type for that activity to Open / no goal:

More information and instructions:

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timadams Author

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Dec 15, 2017 2:17 PM in response to Jonathan UK

This doesn't _reset_ the goal to 'Open Goal' which I want to do but merely starts a new workout with an opened Goal. When I return to the app, the 'Indoor Cycle' or 'Outdoor Walk' still show a set goal. I should be able to just open the app, select the workout and have it already set to 'Open Goal' as most of the other workouts are, not need to continue pressing the three dots and then change the goal to opened.

Surely there must be an easy way to RESET all activities to reflect an 'Open Goal' when you first start the app.

Tim

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Jan 1, 2018 9:44 AM in response to Jonathan UK

i have the same issue...my run goal is set to 5 minutes which i hit every time i run (usually 30 mins) but i cannot figure out how to change that goal back to "OPEN". I have Tech Support looking into it but they haven't been able to help.

Bit frustrating as i don't want a 5 minute running goal!!

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Jonathan UK

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Dec 16, 2017 3:05 AM in response to timadams

There are no other options for manually resetting goal types.

The workouts that you do most often will be prioritised in the Workout menu, along with their previously selected goal types.

If you would like to submit a feature request to Apple, then you can do so here:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

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timadams Author

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Jan 1, 2018 1:55 PM in response to BiscuitTX

I’d suggest you send feedback to Apple regarding the issue. There is a link in this thread and I’ve used it but don’t really expect anything to change.

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