Do Shed workouts appear on my Apple Watch?

Yes. Structured sessions are sent to the Watch as scheduled workouts, so the intervals and targets are already loaded when you start.

Which Apple Watch do I need?

Any model with built-in GPS records runs Shed can read. A current watchOS is needed for structured workout delivery, and overnight wear is needed for the readiness signals.

Do I need to carry my iPhone?

No. The Watch records independently and syncs afterwards.

Can I use an Apple Watch and a Garmin?

Yes, though it creates duplicates in Health that have to be reconciled. If you do both, pick one as your primary running device and turn off Health writing on the other for workouts.

Connect

Shed and Apple Watch

Apple Watch is the device Shed is built around. It is the only one that works in both directions: tomorrow’s session goes out to the wrist, and everything you run comes back with splits and a full heart rate series.

What you get

The session on your wrist. Structured workouts go to the Watch as scheduled workouts. Intervals, targets and recoveries are already there when you press start, and the watch counts the reps for you.
Splits and heart rate back. Every run returns with per-split pace, the full heart rate series and the route. That is what execution scoring reads: not just whether you ran, but whether the intervals landed where they were meant to.
Overnight signals. Sleep, resting heart rate and HRV from the Watch feed the morning readiness call, which is the thing that changes today’s session before you get out the door.
No phone needed on the run. The Watch records on its own and syncs when it next sees your phone.

Which models work

Any Apple Watch with built-in GPS, which is Series 2 onwards, records runs Shed can read. Structured workout delivery needs a reasonably current watchOS, and the readiness signals depend on your watch recording sleep, which means wearing it overnight.

The Ultra models add battery life that matters for long runs and for anyone spending more than about four hours out, which is the main practical difference for marathon training.

Setting it up

1
Sync the vendor app to Apple Health
Open the vendor’s own iPhone app, find its Apple Health or Health Sync setting, and turn on writing to Health. Most apps ask for this at install and plenty of people tap past it.
2
Grant Shed read access
Shed asks for Health permissions on first launch. Workouts, heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep and VO2max are the ones that matter. You can change them later in the iPhone Health app under Sharing.
3
Let the backfill run
Shed reads your history on first connect, not just new runs, so your paces are grounded in what you have actually been doing rather than in one race you typed in.

Frequently asked

Do Shed workouts appear on my Apple Watch?: Yes. Structured sessions are sent to the Watch as scheduled workouts, so the intervals and targets are already loaded when you start.
Which Apple Watch do I need?: Any model with built-in GPS records runs Shed can read. A current watchOS is needed for structured workout delivery, and overnight wear is needed for the readiness signals.
Do I need to carry my iPhone?: No. The Watch records independently and syncs afterwards.
Can I use an Apple Watch and a Garmin?: Yes, though it creates duplicates in Health that have to be reconciled. If you do both, pick one as your primary running device and turn off Health writing on the other for workouts.

Two taps to connect

If it writes to Apple Health, Shed reads it.

Grant Health access once and your runs arrive on their own, from whatever you already wear. Shed grounds your paces in what you actually ran, not one race result, and writes the block around it.

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