title: Watch — Execute description: Wrist controls, haptic metronome, and pause / skip / end gestures.

Watch — Execute Watch

The watchOS version of the Execute screen. Runs during a workout — mirrors the phone's state if paired, or operates standalone if not.

For the phone-side reference see Execute screen.

Layout

1. Top — phase name + time

   The current block's label across the top. Below it, the time remaining in big digits.

   The font autosizes — short labels ("Work") get larger digits; longer labels ("Tabata round 3") get smaller. Always readable at arm's length under load.

2. Middle — BPM and (Pro) heart rate

   Below the time, two centered numbers:

   • BPM on the left
   • Heart rate on the right (Pro only; free shows "—")

   The BPM tick is the same value the metronome is using; it updates between blocks as each block's tempo takes over.

3. Bottom — control row

   Four buttons across the bottom:

   • ⏸ Pause
   • ⏭ Skip (advances to next block)
   • ⏹ End
   • ✓ Got it (only visible during Learning Mode confirmation)

   Each is a large tap target (≥ 44 × 44 pt). Designed for under-load finger taps.

4. Background — phase color

   The entire screen background is tinted with the phase color (work green, rest blue, warmup orange, etc.). Glanceable at arm's length — you can tell what phase you're in without reading.

Metrics page

Swipe left during a workout to reach a second page with live metrics in large type:

• Elapsed time — active workout time (pauses excluded).
• Heart rate — current reading from the watch sensor.
• Calories — active energy computed by HealthKit from your heart rate and workout type.
• Distance — shown from 0.00 for running and cycling workouts. Outdoors it mirrors the iPhone's GPS figure; on treadmills and indoors it's estimated from wrist motion, so the first reading can lag ~30 seconds behind the start.
• Pace — appears once enough distance has registered.
• Reps — shown when rep counting is active.

Swipe right to return to the rhythm view. The metrics page needs Health access on the watch — grant it when prompted, or enable it later via iPhone Settings → Privacy & Security → Health → RhythmFit.

Haptics

The metronome can play a wrist tap on every beat. Beat haptics are off by default — turn them on in RhythmFit's Settings → Haptics → Apple Watch on your iPhone. (Above ~120 BPM the watch can't keep up with individual taps, which is why this is opt-in.)

Two intensities:

• Standard — single short tap. Fits most workouts.
• Strong — slightly longer tap. Useful for fast cadences where the standard tap blurs.

For stronger system-level taps, also see iPhone Settings → My Watch → Sounds & Haptics → Haptic Strength → Prominent.

In addition to the per-beat tap:

• Transition haptic — a triple-tap pattern at block boundaries ("ba-da-dum").
• Countdown haptic — single taps on each of the last 3 seconds of a block.
• Completion haptic — a longer success pattern at workout end.

Gestures

• Force-touch the screen — opens an action menu: pause / extend / change persona / show pre-block notes again.
• Swipe right — preview the previous block's stats.
• Swipe left — preview the next block's metadata.
• Crown rotate (during pause) — adjusts BPM by ±1.

Most of these are also available via the floating controls; gestures are for power users.

During standalone mode

When the phone isn't connected:

• The screen behaves the same.
• Audio plays through the watch speaker (or paired Bluetooth earbuds).
• Coach speech is synthesized on-device via watchOS speech synthesis.
• BGM is disabled — there's no audio file pipeline on the watch.

During paired mode

When the phone is foregrounded (or backgrounded but app-active):

• The watch displays mirror the phone state.
• Audio plays through whatever the phone has routed to (phone speaker, AirPods, Bluetooth).
• BGM and the coach voice work normally.
• Pause / skip from either device propagates to the other within 500 ms via WatchConnectivity.

Auto-rep counting Pro

For supported movement classes, the watch counts reps automatically:

• jumping jacks
• jump rope
• burpees
• high knees
• kettlebell swings
• push-ups
• squats
• battle ropes

Counted reps appear as a small "× 12" badge in the BPM area. The counter resets per block. Counting uses Core Motion classification running on the watch — no audio analysis, nothing sent off-device.

Accuracy varies (~85–95 % depending on the movement). The counter is informational, not authoritative.

End-of-workout

When the workout finishes, the watch shows a short celebration (name, total time, completion %) for ~3 seconds, then hands off to the iPhone's celebration screen (if paired). The watch screen returns to the home tile.

If you tapped End early (incomplete session), you get an in-line confirmation: "End workout? You're 12 minutes in." Tap again to confirm.