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Live Activity and Dynamic Island for Gym Workouts

See your current set, rest timer, and next exercise on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — Hammr keeps gym sessions visible without unlocking your phone.

Stay out of your phone

Between sets, every unlock costs focus. Hammr surfaces Live Activity during gym workouts so you glance at rest time and load without opening the app.

What you see

  • Current exercise name and set progress

  • Rest timer countdown synced with Apple Watch

  • Next exercise preview when configured

  • Dynamic Island compact view on supported iPhones

Works with Watch logging

Log sets on Apple Watch with double-tap confirmation; Live Activity on iPhone updates in parallel. RPE estimation from Watch motion feeds set quality without extra taps.

Compared to competitors

Strong does not offer Live Activity for gym sessions. Hevy and Fitbod do support Live Activity for workouts — Hammr’s edge is pairing Lock Screen gym tracking with free barcode nutrition and readiness scores in the same iOS app, not claiming exclusive Live Activity.

Free tier

Live Activity works on core workout logging — not Premium-gated. Adaptive volume prefills and AI Coach are Premium extras.

Ready to try it? Download Hammr on iOS and start with free tracking — or Premium’s 7-day free trial.

Hammr Fitness is for wellness and fitness purposes only. It is not medical advice. Consult a physician before starting any exercise or nutrition program.

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