# Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 now run guided strength workouts on the wrist

Source: https://idevice.com/pixel-watch-3-4-and-5-now-run-guided-strength-workouts-on-the-wrist
Published: 2026-11-11

> Google's Step-by-step Workouts began rolling out November 10 and reach the two older watches too, free, unless you want the AI coach to build the plan.

[Pixel Watch](https://idevice.com/smart-watches/google-pixel-watch/roadmap) owners can now run a full strength session from the wrist. Google started rolling out Step-by-step Workouts on November 10, Gadgets & Wearables reported, and the feature should reach supported watches over the coming week.

Google showed the feature with the Pixel Watch 5 in August, when it was still listed as coming soon, and it's now arriving on the Pixel Watch 3 and [Pixel Watch 4](https://idevice.com/smart-watches/google-pixel-watch/roadmap/watch-4) as well as the newest model. That's three generations of watch getting a real training mode for free.

You build a workout in the Google Health app from a library of more than 1,000 exercises, or you let Google Health Coach put one together from what you tell it you want to do. Strength workouts, mixed workouts and Coach routines all work. Once you start, the watch shows the exercise you're on, your targets and what comes next.

If the weight is too light or the reps are too many, you can change either one on the watch without reaching for your phone. You can also log reps and weights as you go, so you're not trying to remember them afterwards.

The watch moves through sets and rest periods by itself, with visual timers and audio cues telling you when to start again. If you'd rather set your own pace, you can switch off the automatic progression and the audio during the workout.

The phone can stay in the locker.

The session stays in sync between phone and watch, so pausing or ending it on one stops it on the other. But once the workout has started, you don't need the phone with you at all.

Having Google Health Coach build a workout for you needs a Google Health Premium subscription, plus the Google Health app and an internet connection. Building your own routine from the exercise library doesn't carry that requirement, so you can make and follow your own sessions without paying for the AI coach. Google has spent years building Pixel Watch fitness tracking on Fitbit.

Until now the Pixel Watch measured a gym session and told you about it afterwards. With this update it runs the session: what to lift, how many times and when to rest. If you own a Pixel Watch 3, 4 or 5 and the update hasn't shown up yet, it should land within the week.