**Fitness App Overhaul**

The fitness app has undergone significant changes with the release of iOS 14 and Apple Watch OS 7. The app, formerly known as Activity, now displays all your activities, including workout data, on both iPhone and Apple Watch. On iPhone, the app's layout has been simplified, with most features now available in a single summary tab at the beginning of the app.

The app's home screen now features five tabs across the bottom: History, Trans, Workouts, Trends, and Sharing. While many features have been consolidated into this single summary tab, some functionality remains intact, such as the ability to view recent workouts or tap "Show More" for a detailed breakdown of workout data. The Sharing feature has also undergone changes, with a new icon that can be used to message competitors and add additional people to share with.

**Apple Watch Fitness Features**

The Apple Watch has also seen significant updates in its fitness features. One notable change is the introduction of giant watch faces, which allow for easy customization and display of single complications, such as activity data. The Activity app on Apple Watch now features a weekly summary and goal changes at the bottom of the screen, replacing the traditional force touch menu.

The workouts feature has been expanded to include new options, including "Cool-Down", "Dance", and "Functional Strength Training". Dance was a challenging feature for Apple to nail down, but the company has finally created an accurate model that can detect popular dance styles such as Bollywood, Latin, hip-hop, and cardio dancing. The app also now includes a social dancing option, which is separate from regular fitness workouts.

**Changes and Updates**

Throughout the updates, Apple has made efforts to simplify the user interface while still providing access to key features. One notable change is the removal of force touch functionality on Apple Watch, which was replaced by a repositioned button at the bottom of the screen. The Awards feature has also been modified, with competitors now being able to view and share their progress.

**Widget Integration**

On iPhone, a fitness activity widget has been added, providing users with a quick glance into their daily activity data. This widget is available in small, medium, or large sizes, offering users flexibility in terms of customization. The Apple Watch also features a new watch face design that incorporates the Activity app, providing a clean and easy-to-use interface for tracking fitness data.

**Conclusion**

The updates to the fitness app and Apple Watch have brought significant improvements to the user experience. With a focus on simplicity and ease of use, these changes aim to provide users with an intuitive way to track their fitness goals and monitor their progress. Whether on iPhone or Apple Watch, the new features and updates offer exciting possibilities for users looking to improve their health and wellness.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome everyone it is Andrew here from Apple Insider checking out everything new with fitness and workouts on at watch OS 7 and iOS 14 starting off here with our iPhone now new and I was 14 our widgets these are great and can go right on your home screen in as far as fitness / activities are concerned there is of course a fitness activity widget there's with a small one as well as a medium one that gives you a good idea on how everything is going as well as those graphics if you go for that larger size now on the iPhone the activity app has been renamed Fitness as you can see here and there are a lot of changes in the app let's look first at Iowa's 13 you can see there are five tabs across the bottom for things like history trans workouts awards and sharing most of this has just been moved into one summary tab at the beginning sharing is still its own tab but paid into the top right hand corner because those icons are getting a little bit of a change here in iOS 14 so here you can see our summary view we can see all of our goals as well as our progress towards those goals right here at the top below that are our workouts you can view your most recent ones or tap show more to you all of your workouts that you've done below that our trends these are pretty much the same if you tap in to show more it does give you more of a breakdown on all of those before it can tell you which ones need more information and that's still the case here as well then of course we have awards at the bottom you can tap on see all or see more to view all of the awards you can see your recent ones here at the top broken down competitions below that and special circumstance Awards but limited edition Awards below that one really all the information is still here it's just broken down it's a little bit cleaner that some review is a much better place if we look at these sharing page you can see there's icons on top right hand corner there that nice bright green that people icon is now a sharing icon which you can also use to message everyone that you're competing with and of course the plus button to add additional people to share with moving on to our Apple watch itself first we have these new giant watch faces that are very cool that you can use to display just one complication in our case was activity if we go into the activity app everything looks pretty familiar to biggest difference is down at the bottom there's a weekly summary and change and move goal that's because forced touches going away on Apple watch and you used to access those by force touching on the watch face it's really just been repositioned to the bottom instead of in that force touch menu then of course we are sharing in our awards the same as it was on prior versions of watch OS one interesting thing is while it is called Fitness over on your iPhone with iOS 14 it is still called activity here on the Apple watch it's really just displaying all your activities and that's kindly because on your iPhone Fitness displays your activity data as well as your workout data on the Apple watch there is still a workouts app and an activity app so as far as workouts are concerned what is new here well as you can see towards the bottom we have a few new options including cool-down we have a new one for dance dance is also new with watch OS 7 and then functional strength training is also a new one now one more which did not make it here into the bottom of my list we go down the bottom tap on add work add me scroll all the way down to the C section we'll have a new option for core training core training his new here in watch OS 7 now dance was really hard for Apple to nail down with the Apple watch unlike other workouts dance is not at all repetitive there's not with those repetitive motions so it took a lot of work for them to create that accurate model for dancing and it's able to detect popular style of dance including Bollywood Latin hip-hop and even cardio dancing there are differences though there is still an option for social dancing as you can see here under the S category versus regular dance which is more for fitness purposes so depending on what you're doing whether you want to do social dancing or fitness dancing there are different ones that are gonna be more accurate and representing the number of calories that they are burning during that workout we're using more changes in the past when it comes to workouts activities and fitness when it comes to Apple watch but this year we're still seeing a lot of really nice changes that we're very excited about even small ones like that new huge watch face that we're seeing here or those widgets on your iPhone let me know what you guys think down below in the comments and reached out to me on Twitter and Andrew underscore OSU hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider in all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you laterwelcome everyone it is Andrew here from Apple Insider checking out everything new with fitness and workouts on at watch OS 7 and iOS 14 starting off here with our iPhone now new and I was 14 our widgets these are great and can go right on your home screen in as far as fitness / activities are concerned there is of course a fitness activity widget there's with a small one as well as a medium one that gives you a good idea on how everything is going as well as those graphics if you go for that larger size now on the iPhone the activity app has been renamed Fitness as you can see here and there are a lot of changes in the app let's look first at Iowa's 13 you can see there are five tabs across the bottom for things like history trans workouts awards and sharing most of this has just been moved into one summary tab at the beginning sharing is still its own tab but paid into the top right hand corner because those icons are getting a little bit of a change here in iOS 14 so here you can see our summary view we can see all of our goals as well as our progress towards those goals right here at the top below that are our workouts you can view your most recent ones or tap show more to you all of your workouts that you've done below that our trends these are pretty much the same if you tap in to show more it does give you more of a breakdown on all of those before it can tell you which ones need more information and that's still the case here as well then of course we have awards at the bottom you can tap on see all or see more to view all of the awards you can see your recent ones here at the top broken down competitions below that and special circumstance Awards but limited edition Awards below that one really all the information is still here it's just broken down it's a little bit cleaner that some review is a much better place if we look at these sharing page you can see there's icons on top right hand corner there that nice bright green that people icon is now a sharing icon which you can also use to message everyone that you're competing with and of course the plus button to add additional people to share with moving on to our Apple watch itself first we have these new giant watch faces that are very cool that you can use to display just one complication in our case was activity if we go into the activity app everything looks pretty familiar to biggest difference is down at the bottom there's a weekly summary and change and move goal that's because forced touches going away on Apple watch and you used to access those by force touching on the watch face it's really just been repositioned to the bottom instead of in that force touch menu then of course we are sharing in our awards the same as it was on prior versions of watch OS one interesting thing is while it is called Fitness over on your iPhone with iOS 14 it is still called activity here on the Apple watch it's really just displaying all your activities and that's kindly because on your iPhone Fitness displays your activity data as well as your workout data on the Apple watch there is still a workouts app and an activity app so as far as workouts are concerned what is new here well as you can see towards the bottom we have a few new options including cool-down we have a new one for dance dance is also new with watch OS 7 and then functional strength training is also a new one now one more which did not make it here into the bottom of my list we go down the bottom tap on add work add me scroll all the way down to the C section we'll have a new option for core training core training his new here in watch OS 7 now dance was really hard for Apple to nail down with the Apple watch unlike other workouts dance is not at all repetitive there's not with those repetitive motions so it took a lot of work for them to create that accurate model for dancing and it's able to detect popular style of dance including Bollywood Latin hip-hop and even cardio dancing there are differences though there is still an option for social dancing as you can see here under the S category versus regular dance which is more for fitness purposes so depending on what you're doing whether you want to do social dancing or fitness dancing there are different ones that are gonna be more accurate and representing the number of calories that they are burning during that workout we're using more changes in the past when it comes to workouts activities and fitness when it comes to Apple watch but this year we're still seeing a lot of really nice changes that we're very excited about even small ones like that new huge watch face that we're seeing here or those widgets on your iPhone let me know what you guys think down below in the comments and reached out to me on Twitter and Andrew underscore OSU hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider in all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you later\n"