How to Delete a Workout on Apple Watch?

Apple Watches not only ease your lifestyle, they also help with your workout. It has a very technically advanced workout mode, which tells you your calorie burn, time of workout, etc. These workouts are saved on the watch for records. But do you know how to delete a workout on Apple Watch?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions. Sometimes you mistakenly enable the workout mode, which records a workout that you don’t want to get recorded. It damages your overall record unnecessarily. So, you may want to delete a workout from the watch. But is it even possible? Let’s find out.

In this article, we’ll tell you how to delete a workout on Apple Watch.

Is it possible to delete a workout on an Apple Watch?

You can’t delete the workout from the Apple Watch itself. No option on the Apple Watch allows you to delete a workout. To delete a workout, you have to do it on an iPhone. If you have an iPhone connected to your Apple Watch, all your workouts are saved in the Fitness app or the Health app. So, you can delete the workouts from these apps.

how to delete a workout on Apple watch?

As mentioned above, there’s no option to delete a workout from the Apple Watch. However, you can delete the workout from the Fitness app or the Health app on the connected iPhone. Let’s discuss the process for both apps.

1. Delete a Workout Using the Fitness App

All the workouts you are doing while wearing your Apple Watch are saved in the fitness app. If you want to delete a workout, follow the below steps:

• Open the “Fitness” app on your iPhone.
• Navigate to the workout section. Here, you will find all your recent workouts. Tap on Show More to browse workouts by days or months.
• Find the workout that you want to delete.
• Once found, swipe from right to left on that workout. A red symbol will appear with delete written on it.
• Tap “Delete”.
• Tapping the “Delete” button presents you with two choices: “Delete Workout & Data” and “Delete Workout Only.” The first option erases the entire workout record, including any associated calorie burn, distance covered, and other health data. The second option simply removes the workout entry from your log, leaving the health data intact. Choose accordingly.
• When you tap on your choice, your workout will be deleted.

2. Delete a Workout Using the Health App

The workout you perform while wearing your Apple Watch gets saved in the Health app on your iPhone. If you want to delete your workout from the Health app as well, follow the below steps.

• Launch the Health app on your iPhone.
• Tap on “Show All Health Data,” located under the summary tab.
• Scroll down and tap on “Workouts.”
• Again, tap on “Show All Health Data” at the bottom of the screen.
• Choose a specific workout that you want to delete.
• Swipe left on the selected workout, then press “Delete.“
• Decide whether you want to remove both the workout and related data or just the workout itself.
• The selected workout will be successfully removed from your Apple Watch workout history.

How to delete accidental exercise minutes on the Apple Watch?

There may be instances where you started your workout without enabling workout mode on the Apple Watch. This creates miscalculations on your workout records. However, it is possible to delete your workout minutes from the Apple Watch. Here’s how it’s done:

• Open the Health app on your iPhone.
• Navigate to Browse > Activity.
• Select Exercise Minutes, and then tap Show All Data.
• Choose the date containing the incorrect minutes.
• Click on Edit in the top-right corner.
• Use the red minus sign next to each minute to remove the accidental entries.
• Confirm the deletion to accurately update your exercise data.

Bonus tips for deleting workout records

Here are some very important tips and tricks for keeping workout records on the Apple Watch. These tricks and tips may help you if you primarily use the Apple Watch for fitness purposes.

• Accidental Starts: Don’t panic if you accidentally start a workout! Simply pause it immediately and then swipe left to “End.” This won’t save the incomplete activity.
• 30-Day Restore: If you have mistakenly deleted a workout from the app and you want to restore it, you have 30 days to recover it. On your iPhone, open the Health app and navigate to “Browse” > “Activity” > “Workouts” > “Deleted Workouts.” Select the lost workout and tap “Restore.”
• Batch Delete on iPhone: There are instances where you have stored a lot of workouts and now you want to start afresh. On your iPhone, open the Health app and go to “Browse” > “Activity” > “Workouts” > “Show All Data.” Tap “Edit” in the top right corner, select the workouts you want to delete and tap the red “Delete” button at the bottom.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I delete workouts directly on my Apple Watch without using the iPhone?

No, as of now, there’s no way to delete a workout session directly from your Apple Watch. You can either delete it from the Health App or Fitness App.

2. How to delete exercise minutes on Apple Watch?

Go to the Health App > Browse > Activity>Show All Data. Tap the edit button and make the necessary changes.

3. How to delete a workout goal on Apple Watch?

It’s not possible to change a workout goal once the session is already in progress. But, you can make adjustments before starting the session by following these steps: Tap the More icon (three horizontal dots) in the upper-right corner of the workout tile. Then, choose calories or time, and use the Digital Crown to set the desired limit. Finally, press Start to begin the workout.

Conclusion

That’s how to delete a workout on the Apple Watch. Though it’s not possible to delete the workout directly from the Apple Watch, you have to use the iPhone connected to it. Follow the methods mentioned in the article to delete a workout. In case of any doubt, do let us know in the comment section below.