7 minute Coach support

A friendly coach for the 7-minute workout, on iPhone and Apple Watch.

What the app does

7 minute Coach talks you through a short circuit of bodyweight exercises. Your iPhone runs the workout and speaks the coaching: what’s next, when to switch, and a little encouragement along the way. Stix, the chalk stick figure, shows you each exercise.

Your Apple Watch is the remote and the sensor. Start, pause or end from your wrist, feel a tap at every change, and see your heart rate and calories.

Free, forever: the classic 7 Minute Workout with voice coaching, Apple Watch control, and your weekly promise with its celebration and share card. Smart Workout (a mix that adapts as you get fitter), the library of preset workouts, and your weekly promise history and fitness level are free to try for 14 days, then unlock with a one-time purchase of $7.99. There is no subscription.

Questions

Why does the watch app need Apple Health?

The watch reads your heart rate and calories through Apple Health while you work out, and saves the finished workout there. Without that permission it can’t do its job, so it asks you to connect first. To connect:

1. On your iPhone, open 7 minute Coach, go to Settings, and turn on Apple Health.
2. On your watch, open 7 minute Coach and allow Apple Health when asked. If you said no earlier, open the Settings app on your watch, tap Health, then Apps, choose 7 minute Coach and turn the permissions on.

The iPhone app works without Apple Health or a watch.

Does my iPhone need to be nearby?

Yes. The iPhone runs every workout and does the talking, and the watch acts as its remote. Keep your phone in the same room, with Bluetooth on. If the watch says it can’t reach your iPhone, open 7 minute Coach on the phone and try again.

How does the free trial work?

The first time you tap Smart Workout (or a preset, or the locked Progress card), the app shows you what the trial includes and starts your 14 free days when you tap Start My 14 Days. Nothing is charged to start it. After 14 days the same three things wait for the one-time unlock.

What happens when the free trial ends?

The classic 7 Minute Workout, coaching, your weekly promise and sharing keep working, free. Smart Workout, the workout library and the deeper Progress view wait for the one-time unlock. Your workouts and weeks stay saved, so they’re all there the moment you unlock. There is no subscription and nothing renews.

How do I restore my purchase?

If you bought the unlock and it isn’t showing on this iPhone (for example after reinstalling or on a new phone), open 7 minute Coach, go to Settings, find the 7 minute Coach Unlock section and tap Restore Purchase. Make sure you’re signed in to the App Store with the same Apple Account you used to buy it. There is no charge to restore.

Something went wrong. How do I send you diagnostics?

1. Open 7 minute Coach on your iPhone and go to Settings.
2. Open Diagnostics and tap Export. If your watch is nearby, its log is included too.
3. Choose Mail (or another app) in the share sheet and send the file to 7minutecoach@culabs.co.
4. Add a line or two about what you were doing, what happened, and roughly when.

The file describes what the app did recently. It has no name, contact details or location, and it only reaches us if you send it. See the privacy policy for what it contains.

How do I save a copy of my workout history?

Go to Settings, open Your data, and tap Export History. Save the file to Files or send it wherever you keep backups. To bring it back later, use Import History in the same place. Importing only adds workouts that are missing; it never changes or removes anything already there.

Where do my workouts show up in Apple Health?

Each session is saved as three workouts: the warm-up and cool-down as Flexibility, and the main circuit as High Intensity Interval Training.

How do I turn off weather comments?

Go to Settings and turn off Weather-aware coaching and cards, or deny location access. The coach still has plenty to say.

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