how to set alert on apple watch to stay in zone 2

I have manually set the range for each heart rate zone. I just need to know how to set the alerts to maintain one zone or another please.

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 11

Posted on Jun 18, 2025 03:55 AM

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Jun 18, 2025 04:15 AM in response to Danieljmorgan

You can set heart rate alerts on your Apple Watch to stay in Zone 2 by following these steps:

Open the Workout app on your Apple Watch.
Tap on the workout type you’re going to do (Outdoor Run, Indoor Cycle, etc.).
Scroll down and tap on the three dots (...) to access the Workout Settings.
Tap Heart Rate and make sure you have the right zones set up (Zone 2 in your case).
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This will notify you if you go out of your set heart rate zone while working out.

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