Workout Planner
28 ready-made templates
Interval, tempo, endurance, easy, hills and technique sessions for every sport. Start from a template or from a blank workout.
Free app for Garmin watches
Build structured workouts. Send them to your Garmin watch.
Workout Planner is a free workout creator for running, cycling and swimming. Build intervals, tempo runs and pool sets on your phone, send them to your Forerunner, Fenix or Epix, and share workouts with friends in one tap - no account needed.
Free · No account · Workouts appear in Training > My Workouts
Sent to Forerunner 965
4 × 3:00 @ 5K pace
Creating custom Garmin workouts shouldn’t be this hard.
Garmin’s workout editor means a laptop, a maze of menus, or poking at a tiny watch screen. Workout Planner is a fast, drag-and-drop workout builder that lives on your phone - where you already plan your training. A full interval session takes about a minute to build.
Features
A full Garmin workout builder in your pocket.
Drag-and-drop steps
Reorder steps with a drag, and drop them into repeat blocks - “4 × (3:00 hard / 1:00 easy)” takes seconds to build.
A target for every step
Set a pace, heart rate, cadence or power range per step. Your watch alerts you the moment you drift out of it.
Time, distance or lap button
End each step after a duration, after a distance, or whenever you press lap - mix all three in one workout.
Six intensity types
Warm up, active, interval, recovery, rest and cool down - color-coded in the builder, so a session reads at a glance.
Sync your whole library
One tap pushes every workout to the watch. Edit a session on the phone and resync - no duplicates, no mess.
How it works
Send a workout to your Garmin watch in three steps.
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Build it on your phone
Pick one of 28 templates or start from scratch. Add steps, targets and repeat blocks with a drag.
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Tap “Send to watch”
The workout travels wirelessly through Garmin Connect Mobile to the free Workout Planner watch app. No cable, no desktop.
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Run it from your wrist
It appears on the watch under Training > My Workouts, with step-by-step guidance and pace, heart rate and power alerts.
Sports
Running, cycling and swimming - every workout structured.
Garmin running workouts
Track intervals, fartleks, pyramids, tempo runs and long runs with quality segments - each rep with its own pace or heart rate target.
Garmin cycling workouts
Sweet-spot blocks, threshold sets and cadence drills with power or heart rate ranges your Edge-free wrist can hold you to.
Garmin swim workouts
Pool sets built from distance-based steps, technique drills and rest intervals - structured swimming without a laminated card.
Compatibility
Works with Forerunner, Fenix and Epix.
Wireless sync uses the free Workout Planner app for Garmin Connect IQ, available for these watches:
Forerunner
- Forerunner 255
- 255S
- 255 Music
- 255S Music
- Forerunner 265
- 265S
- Forerunner 955
- Forerunner 965
Fenix
- Fenix 7
- Fenix 7S
- Fenix 7X
- Fenix 7 Pro
- Fenix 7S Pro
- Fenix 7X Pro
- Fenix 8 (43mm)
- Fenix 8 (47mm)
Epix
- Epix (Gen 2)
- Epix Pro 42mm
- Epix Pro 47mm
- Epix Pro 51mm
Own a different Garmin? Export any workout as a standard .fit file and copy it to your
watch over USB into GARMIN/NEWFILES - that works on any Garmin watch that supports
structured workouts, no watch app required.
FAQ
Garmin workout questions, answered.
How do I get a custom workout onto my Garmin watch?
Build the workout in the Workout Planner app on your phone, then tap “Send to watch”. The workout is delivered wirelessly through Garmin Connect Mobile and the free Workout Planner watch app, and appears on your watch under Training > My Workouts - ready to start with full step guidance.
Which Garmin watches work with Workout Planner?
Wireless sync works with Forerunner 255, 265, 955 and 965 (all variants), Fenix 7 and Fenix 7 Pro series, Fenix 8 (43mm and 47mm), Epix (Gen 2) and Epix Pro. Any other Garmin watch that supports structured workouts can load workouts via .fit file export.
Does it work without Garmin Connect’s workout editor?
Yes - you never have to open Garmin’s workout editor. You build everything in Workout Planner. Garmin Connect Mobile only acts as the wireless bridge to your watch, and the companion watch app installs free from the Connect IQ store.
Can I share a Garmin workout with a friend?
Yes. Every workout can be shared as a small file through WhatsApp, AirDrop, email or any messaging app. Your friend taps the file, it opens in Workout Planner, and they can send it to their own watch. No account is needed on either side.
Can I set pace, heart rate, cadence or power targets for each step?
Yes. Every step can have a target range - pace, heart rate, cadence or power - and your watch alerts you when you drift outside it. Steps can end by time, by distance, or when you press the lap button.
Can I export a .fit workout file and load it over USB?
Yes. Export any workout as a standard .fit file, connect your watch over USB and copy the file into the GARMIN/NEWFILES folder. This works on any Garmin watch that supports structured workouts - no watch app required.
Can I build swimming workouts for my Garmin?
Yes. Build pool workouts with distance-based steps, technique drills and rest steps - alongside running and cycling workouts with pace, heart rate, cadence and power targets.
Is Workout Planner free?
Yes. Workout Planner is free on iPhone and Android, and the companion watch app is free on the Garmin Connect IQ store. No account or subscription is required.
Is Workout Planner an official Garmin app?
No. Workout Planner is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Garmin Ltd. Garmin, Forerunner, Fenix, Epix and Connect IQ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
Plan your next workout tonight. Run it tomorrow.
Workout Planner is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play, free. The Connect IQ watch app is free too.
Want a ping when it launches? Email me and I’ll let you know.