Use Time to Walk or Time to Run

With Apple Fitness+ on your Apple Watch or iPhone, listen to stories from inspirational guests with Time to Walk. Or start an audio running workout led by a Fitness+ trainer with Time to Run.

Start a Time to Walk or Time to Run episode

Before you start, make sure that you have compatible devices updated to the latest software.

Start a Time to Walk or Time to Run episode on your Apple Watch

  1. On your Apple Watch, open the Workout app.

  2. Scroll down and tap the More buttonnull next to Time to Walk or Time to Run.

  3. Tap the episode you want to play.

When you start an episode, a walking or running workout also starts in the Workout app. If the GPS on your Apple Watch detects any distance travelled, the workout is recorded as an Outdoor Walk or as an Outdoor Run. Otherwise, the workout is recorded as an Indoor Walk or as an Indoor Run.

Start a Time to Walk or Time to Run episode on your iPhone

  1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app.

  2. Tap the Fitness+ tab, then tap Explore.

  3. Scroll down to Time to Walk or Time to Run, then tap the episode you want to play.

When you start an episode on iPhone, a walking or running workout also starts in the Workout app on your Apple Watch.

How to change your settings to use Time to Push

  1. Open the Health app, then tap your name or the Sign In button at the top of the screen.

  2. Tap Health Details, then tap Edit.

  3. Tap Wheelchair, then select Yes.

Download Time to Walk or Time to Run episodes

  1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app.

  2. Tap the Fitness+ tab, then tap Explore.

  3. Scroll down to Time to Walk or Time to Run, then tap the episode you want to download.

  4. Tap the Add buttonnull, then tap the Download buttonnull.

If you subscribe to Apple Fitness+, two of the latest Time to Walk or Time to Run episodes automatically download when your Apple Watch is charging and connected to Wi-Fi. If you don't have enough storage space available on your Apple Watch, your episodes may not be downloaded. After you've listened to episodes, they'll be removed automatically and new episodes will be downloaded when they've been released.

If you use an Apple Watch (GPS + Cellular) with an active mobile plan, you can stream episodes. If you use an Apple Watch (GPS), you can download additional episodes to your watch over Wi-Fi.

Time to Walk and Time to Run aren't available on iPad or Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD and are playable only on an Apple Watch Series 3 or later or without an Apple Watch on an iPhone 8 or later with the use of Bluetooth headphones.

Remove downloaded Time to Walk or Time to Run episodes

  1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app.

  2. Tap the Fitness+ tab, then tap Explore.

  3. Scroll down to Time to Walk or Time to Run, then tap the episode you want to remove.

  4. Tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image, tap Remove, then choose an option.

If you don't want to add episodes automatically, open the Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, scroll to Workout, then turn off Add New Workouts to Watch. On your Apple Watch, go to Settings > Workout. In the Workout tab under Time to Walk or Time to Run, turn off Add New Workouts to Watch.

Access controls on your Apple Watch while listening to an episode

  • Swipe left to lock, turn on Water Lock, or end or pause your workout.

  • Swipe right to pause the audio, skip a song and more.

Find a Time to Walk or Time to Run episode transcript

  1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app.

  2. Tap the Fitness+ tab, then tap Explore.

  3. Scroll down to Time to Walk or Time to Run.

  4. Choose an episode, then tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  5. Tap Share Workout, then tap Copy.

  6. In a new browser window, paste the link.

  7. When the page has loaded, scroll down and tap Read Workout Transcript.

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