Deliver workout insights with HealthKit workout zones

A Podkey summary of Deliver workout insights with HealthKit workout zones, from WWDC 2026.Apple’s putting workout zones much deeper into HealthKit with iOS 27 and watchOS 27, and it’s one of those changes that makes a lot of fitness apps simpler and a lot more consistent at the same time. The big idea is that heart-rate and cycling-power zones are now built in, personalized, available during a live workout, and easier to reuse across devices, apps, and even messy multi-sport sessions. For developers, it cuts out a bunch of custom plumbing. For users, it means your Zone 3 hopefully starts meaning the same thing everywhere you look.Built-in zones instead of every app reinventing itHow the zones are personalizedWhat happens during a live workoutPreferred zones and custom zonesWhy zone labels can get messy across platformsMulti-sport workouts get cleaner handlingPulling the data after the workoutThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm