Can anyone explain what this new OS feature is, what it means, and how it works? For example, it provides split information when I’m on a bike ride and for walks, but not when I’m using the elliptical or ‘other’ workout.
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Apps WatchOS9 workout ‘split’ info
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A split is defined by a fixed time or distance, e.g. each kilometer.
For indoor workouts you can also define splits, mostly by time. If you do not define them, your entire workout is "one split".
Additionally, you can create manual splits by double tapping on your screen while doing a workout.
Purpose? You can use these splits to do analysis after the workout.
For indoor workouts you can also define splits, mostly by time. If you do not define them, your entire workout is "one split".
Additionally, you can create manual splits by double tapping on your screen while doing a workout.
Purpose? You can use these splits to do analysis after the workout.
For anyone training for a certain time or goal running, the splits/km's/miles are a great tool. For how long can I keep xyz tempo? When do I fall off and are slower? What's my average? I want to finish a marathon at xyz time, what pace per km do I need? Etc etc.
This is by far the most used metric by me and probably a lot of runners.
This is by far the most used metric by me and probably a lot of runners.
Responses are appreciated. The odd part is I never set or defned any splits for any of my workouts; the magically started showing up just for certain workouts as I described after upgrading to OS9.
Try this: open the workout app on your watch. Then go to your desired workout and select "...". There you should see different workout types, e.g. "open". Pressing the pencil icon should bring up options for the workout type. One of the options is "alerts" (or whatever it is called in English language). You then select "none".
Doesn’t double-tapping the screen create new segments? I was confused when the new metric screens appeared and it looks like splits are automatic while segments are manual.
Yes, but it depends if you are doing an open workout or a custom interval workout.
I find it a little bit confusing and the naming is not consistent.
So far I have seen:
laps -> automatically created, e.g. each every 1km
intervals -> automatically created in custom workouts. E.g. a workout with "warmup, 5x(fast, slow), "cooldown") would create 12 intervals
segments -> manually created by double tapping if not in a custom workout
By importing workouts to HealthFit I have seen all three in the same workout. To make it more confusing: Apple Training created segments automatically by a non recognizable pattern.
So where do "splits" fit in? No idea.
To increase confusion, different tools use different names for the same things.