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Apple has launched at its WWDC 2025 conference Workout Buddy, an AI workout coach. The AI tool gathers data from both your current workout and your fitness history — including paces, miles logged, ...

Apple’s new Workout Buddy feature is intriguing—a voice from your Apple Watch that gives you pep talks and stats as you exercise. But when I installed the WatchOS public beta (after reading and ...

Apple's AI trainer in watchOS 26 is promising in theory, but I’ve seen what an annoying, nagging coach looks like. Here’s how Workout Buddy can avoid that fate. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering ...

If you're tired of working out alone, Workout Buddy gives you real-time coaching from your Apple Watch running watchOS 26. Here's how it works. Workout Buddy is a new feature in watchOS 26 that brings ...

Since Apple released watchOS 26, I've been religiously using the new Workout Buddy feature. This AI functionality is probably the most important change on the Apple Watch operating system, and I was ...

Over the past few weeks, I've been able to try watchOS 26's most intriguing new feature, Workout Buddy. For those unfamiliar, Workout Buddy is an AI coach that keeps you motivated when you're doing ...

Apple wants to make sure you can’t even run away from AI anymore, announcing it will add an AI-powered Workout Buddy to the Apple Watch series with watchOS 26. As part of WWDC 2025, Apple just lifted ...

Apple's iOS 26 and watchOS 26 introduced a new fitness companion called Workout Buddy. This feature uses Apple Intelligence to provide spoken feedback during workouts and give motivation based on your ...

Commentary: The Apple Watch's new coaching feature in watchOS 26 taps your fitness data for live feedback, but don't expect detailed training plans just yet. Vanessa is a lead writer at CNET, ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Did you know you can ...

Commentary: People respond to different types of encouragement when working out -- some prefer a drill sergeant, others a caffeinated spin class instructor. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...