Is the Apple Watch app free?

Yes. It comes with GymVim on the App Store, free and with no ads, and it stays free.

Do I need my iPhone with me at the gym?

No. Once your plan has synced, the watch runs the whole workout on its own and syncs it to your iPhone later.

Does it save my workouts to Apple Health?

Yes. A workout you finish on the watch is saved to the Health app as a strength-training workout.

Which Apple Watch do I need?

Any Apple Watch that runs watchOS 10 or newer, paired with an iPhone that has GymVim.

GymVim for Apple Watch

Apple Watch Workout Tracker: Log Sets From Your Wrist

GymVim puts your training plan on your Apple Watch. Start a workout, log each set with the weight and reps already filled in, and let the rest timer tell you when to go again. Finish on the watch and the workout is saved to Apple Health.

The GymVim Apple Watch start screen: today's Upper Volume, 7 exercises and 23 sets, starting with a Dumbbell Incline Bench Press, and a Start workout button

Logging a set on Apple Watch: Dumbbell Incline Bench Press, set 1 of 4 at 30 kg for 10 reps, and a Log set button

The rest timer on Apple Watch: 1:28 left on the ring, set 3 of 4 at 30 kg for 10 reps up next, with +15s and Skip rest

The GymVim Apple Watch app mid-workout: set 2 of 4 of a Dumbbell Incline Bench Press at 30 kg for 10 reps

What the watch does

Your plan, day by dayPick a training day and start it from the watch, with each exercise's sets and reps laid out.
Sets in one tapWeight and reps come from your last session. Tap one and turn the Digital Crown to change it, then log. Undo or fix a set right from the rest screen.
Rest and timed holdsA rest ring that taps your wrist when it's time to go again, and timed holds with a 3-2-1 lead-in.
Live heart rateOn the watch, and on your iPhone's workout screen.
Saved to Apple HealthFinish on the watch and the workout is saved to the Health app as a strength-training workout.
kg or lbWeights show in the unit you use on your iPhone.

How it works with your phone

The Apple Watch app comes with GymVim for iPhone. Install it from the Watch app on your iPhone, open a plan once, and it's saved on the watch.

From then on the watch works without your iPhone nearby. Log the whole workout and it syncs to your iPhone when they're back together.

Start on either device and the other follows: sets, rest and pauses stay in step on both screens.

Works with: Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or newer, paired with an iPhone that has GymVim.

Good to know

Is the Apple Watch app free?: Yes. It comes with GymVim on the App Store, free and with no ads, and it stays free.
Do I need my iPhone with me at the gym?: No. Once your plan has synced, the watch runs the whole workout on its own and syncs it to your iPhone later.
Does it save my workouts to Apple Health?: Yes. A workout you finish on the watch is saved to the Health app as a strength-training workout.
Which Apple Watch do I need?: Any Apple Watch that runs watchOS 10 or newer, paired with an iPhone that has GymVim.