Peloton obsessives, fire up your Apple Watches — or maybe go out and get one. The fitness company announced Thursday you can now connect your Peloton workouts with an Apple Watch. That means you can track your workouts, and how hard you worked out, with just one tap on your watch.
It’s a full integration between the popular device and the popular fitness company — something lots of folks were likely eagerly awaiting.
“With just one tap on your Apple Watch, you can now track your performance during any Peloton workout on the Bike, Bike+, Tread or App,” Peloton wrote on its blog. “All it takes is a tap to connect the Peloton App for Apple Watch to any workout on the Bike, Bike+, Tread or App. That way, you can easily keep track of your Strive Score, monitor your heart rate and close your rings—all in real time.”
According to Peloton, the app on your watch should now notify you when you’re about to start a workout. All you do is tap the notification and start tracking your workout. You can also start tracking manually by opening the Peloton app on your Apple Watch.
Via the Apple Watch, Peloton will use your heart rate to track your workout, which will then give you a Strive Score, which is basically a personalized metric that tells you how hard you worked compared to past workouts.
How to connect Peloton to Apple Watch
Setting up the integration isn’t difficult, but there are a few steps.
1. First, download the Peloton app to your Apple Watch.
2. Click “More,” then “Apple Watch,” then “Set Up,” then “Connect to Health App.”
3. Once you’re in the Health app, select “Turn On All,” so Peloton can access your data.
4. From there, open the Peloton app on your Apple Watch and, when prompted, give it permission to send notifications.
If you need further details, such as images of the process, Peloton has that on its blog here.
