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How to Start and Stop Workouts with Gemini

Gemini provides hands-free workout control so you can start, pause, and stop fitness tracking without breaking your exercise flow. This is essential during activities where touching your watch is impractical.

Starting Workouts​

Launch fitness tracking with natural voice commands.

  • General Start: Say Start a workout, Begin exercise, or Start fitness tracking to launch your default fitness app.

  • Specific Activities: Say Start a run, Begin bike ride, Start swimming, or Start strength training for activity-specific tracking.

  • App-Specific: Say Start a Samsung Health workout or Begin Strava activity to use a particular app.

  • Quick Start: Say Start outdoor run or Begin indoor cycling to skip activity selection screens.

Controlling Active Workouts​

Manage your workout without touching your watch.

  • Pause: Say Pause workout or Pause exercise for rest periods. Your data is preserved.

  • Resume: Say Resume workout or Continue exercise to restart tracking after a pause.

  • Stop: Say Stop workout, End exercise, or Finish workout to complete and save your session.

  • Check Progress: Say How long have I been working out, What's my pace, or How far have I run during exercise.

Activity-Specific Commands​

Different workout types have specialized commands.

  • Running/Walking: Say What's my pace, How many miles, or What's my heart rate for real-time running metrics.

  • Strength Training: Say Start next set, Rest for 60 seconds, or How many sets have I done.

  • Interval Training: Say Start interval, Begin rest period, or How many intervals left.

  • Swimming: Say Start swimming before entering water. Voice commands work less reliably while submerged.

Multi-App Management​

Handle situations with multiple fitness apps installed.

  • Specify App: Say Stop Samsung Health workout or Pause Strava run when multiple apps are active.

  • Default App: If you don't specify, Gemini controls whichever fitness app is currently tracking.

  • Check Status: Say What workout is running to identify which app is actively tracking.

Voice Recognition During Exercise​

Tips for reliable commands while exercising.

  • Moderate Activity: Voice recognition works well during walking, cycling, and moderate exercise.

  • High Intensity: During intense cardio, pause briefly or speak more clearly for reliable recognition.

  • Noisy Environments: Gym environments with music or equipment noise may require speaking closer to your watch.

  • Sweaty Conditions: Voice commands work better than touch when your hands are sweaty from exercise.

See Also: How to Control Health Fitness Apps with Gemini|Gemini Health and Fitness Features|Gemini Voice Commands on WearOS

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