A simple workout tracker: tap Done and it's logged

Most workout logs ask for every set, rep and weight before you've caught your breath. Daily Workout asks one question: did you do it? Tap Done and it's logged. Details are optional and always after the fact.

Why simple wins

Detailed logs are great, for the small group of people who will fill them in every time. For everyone else, logging becomes one more task, and when it's skipped a few times the whole app gets abandoned.

For most people, what matters far more than how precisely they log is how often they show up. A log that takes one second is a log you'll keep. And a record of "trained / didn't train" over months tells you more about your progress than a perfect spreadsheet you kept for two weeks.

Daily Workout is built around that idea. It answers two questions: what should I do today, and did I do it?

How logging works

1. Do your workout. Your own plan, a class, a run, or today's session from the AI coach (Premium).
2. Tap Done. It's logged, your week updates and your streak grows.
3. Add details if you want. Type, duration, how it felt, intensity, effort tags and notes. All optional, all after the fact.

That's it. No timers to start, no exercise database to search, no forms.

What you get from a one-tap log

Even with nothing but taps, you build a useful picture:

• Your week: which days you trained, at a glance.
• Your streak: the run of training days you've hit. With Premium, planned rest days don't break it (how streaks work).
• Your history, which becomes the input for today's AI workout so sessions rotate sensibly.

Add a little detail and Premium analytics get richer:

• Total workouts, time trained and calories for the week, month or year
• An 8-week training-minutes trend with the previous period ghosted behind it
• Which workout types dominate your training
• Your strongest and weakest day of the week
• How your reported energy tracks against your training load
• A full-year heatmap of every day you showed up

Any workout counts

Gym sessions, runs, rides, swims, yoga, HIIT, walks, stretching. If you moved on purpose, log it. A brisk 20-minute walk is a workout (here's why). A short session counts too. The aim is a log that reflects your real life, not an idealized one.

Already tracking somewhere else?

If your workouts already land in Apple Health, from an Apple Watch or other apps, Premium imports your full history so your streak, calendar and analytics fill in from day one. Workouts you log in Daily Workout flow back to Health so your other apps stay in sync. Details on the Apple Health workout tracker page.

Simple vs detailed: which do you need?

Plenty of people use both: a detailed log for their lifting program and a one-tap log for the habit of showing up.

Habits that make a simple log work

A one-tap log removes friction, but a few habits make it even more useful:

• Tap Done right away. Before you leave the gym or kick off your shoes. Logging later is how sessions get forgotten.
• Add one detail when it matters. If a workout felt unusually hard or easy, a single note ("slept badly", "new 5 km best") helps you understand the pattern later.
• Look at the week, not the day. One missed session is noise. A week with nothing in it is a signal to plan a smaller session tomorrow.
• Count everything you did on purpose. A brisk walk, a yoga class, a bike commute. The point of the log is a true picture of how much you move.
• Review once a month. The analytics and heatmap (Premium) show which days and types actually happen, so your plan can match your real week.

Getting started

Download the app, answer a short setup (your goal, level and the days you plan to train), and log your first workout. If you haven't trained in a while, start small; the guide on what counts as a workout might lower the bar in a helpful way.

This page is general fitness information, not medical advice. Check with a doctor before starting a new exercise program, especially if you have a health condition, are pregnant or have been inactive for a long time. Stop if you feel pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.