Apple Watch workout guides

Straight answers to the questions people ask about training with an Apple Watch, with what the built-in apps do, where they stop, and how Runara fills the gap.

• How to put a GPX route on your Apple Watch

  Apple’s Workout app has no GPX import. Here is how to get a GPX route onto your Apple Watch and follow it offline, with off-route alerts.

• Apple Watch running apps without a subscription

  Which Apple Watch running apps work without a subscription? Free, one-time purchase and subscription options compared: Apple Workout, NRC, WorkOutDoors.

• CTL, ATL and TSB on Apple Watch, explained

  What CTL, ATL and TSB mean, how they differ from Apple’s Training Load, and how to track fitness, fatigue and form from your Apple Watch workouts.

• A private Apple Watch workout app with no account

  Want to track workouts on Apple Watch without an account or cloud sync? What each popular app requires, and how to keep your training data on device.

• Offline maps on Apple Watch without your iPhone

  Can Apple Watch show maps with no signal and no iPhone? What Apple Maps offline does, where it stops, and how to get offline maps inside a workout.