If you wear an Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, or another fitness tracker to FIT4MOM, you've probably had this moment: “Wait…what workout am I supposed to select?”
HIIT? Strength? Cardio? Pilates? Barre?
With so many workout options, it can be confusing to know which setting best matches your FIT4MOM class.
The good news? You don't need to find the exact FIT4MOM class name on your watch. Instead, choose the workout category that most closely matches the primary focus of the class.
We've put together a simple guide so you can spend less time scrolling through your watch and more time getting your workout in:
Now let's break it down.
🏃♀️ Strides 360 → HIIT
Apple Watch: HIIT
Garmin: HIIT
Fitbit: HIIT
Strides 360 is our high-energy, cardio-focused workout featuring strength, cardio, speed, agility and quickness (SAQ) drills.
Running is always optional, but you'll move through intervals and higher-intensity bursts that make HIIT the best overall match for tracking the class.
If you're wearing an Apple Watch and spend a significant portion of class running, you could also choose Outdoor Run. But because Strides 360 includes much more than running, HIIT better represents the full workout.
Our pick: HIIT
👟 Stroller Strides → Functional Strength Training, Cardio or Workout
Apple Watch: Functional Strength Training
Garmin: Cardio
Fitbit: Workout
Stroller Strides is a full-body workout that combines cardio, functional strength and core work—all while your little one rides along in the stroller.
Because it's intentionally a mix of different types of movement, there's no single setting that perfectly captures every part of class.
On Apple Watch, Functional Strength Training is a great fit for the combination of functional movements and strength work.
On Garmin, Cardio is a good broad category for the overall class.
On Fitbit, use Workout if you don't see a category that feels like the right match.
The important thing: Don't stress about finding the perfect setting. Your Stroller Strides workout still counts!
🩰 Stroller Barre → Barre or Pilates
Apple Watch: Barre
Garmin: Pilates
Fitbit: Pilates
This one's pretty straightforward—if your watch offers Barre, use it!
Stroller Barre combines barre-inspired movements with functional strength, balance, flexibility and core work, all with your little one alongside you.
Apple Watch includes a dedicated Barre workout option, making it the natural choice.
If you're using Garmin or Fitbit and Barre isn't available, Pilates is a good alternative because of the controlled, low-impact strength and core-focused movements.
Our pick: Barre when available; Pilates as an alternative.
🔥 Body Well & Body Boost → HIIT
Apple Watch: HIIT
Garmin: HIIT
Fitbit: HIIT
These are your easy ones!
Body Well and Body Boost combine strength and cardio intervals to give you an efficient, full-body workout.
You'll likely see your heart rate rise and fall throughout class as you move between challenging intervals and recovery periods.
That's why HIIT is the best match across Apple Watch, Garmin and Fitbit.
Our pick: HIIT
💪 Body Ignite → Strength Training
Apple Watch: Functional Strength Training
Garmin: Strength
Fitbit: Weights
Body Ignite is our strength-focused workout designed to build strength, stability and muscular endurance.
You'll work through full-body functional movements and resistance exercises, making a strength-based workout setting the best match.
On Apple Watch, choose Functional Strength Training.
On Garmin, choose Strength.
On Fitbit, Weights is the closest match.
Our pick: Strength Training
🧘♀️ Core & Restore: Connect → Pilates or Yoga
Apple Watch: Pilates
Garmin: Pilates
Fitbit: Yoga
Core & Restore: Connect is a gentler, yoga-inspired workout that incorporates core work, mobility, controlled movement and Pilates-inspired exercises.
On Apple Watch and Garmin, Pilates is a great fit for the controlled, core-focused movement.
On Fitbit, Yoga is a good choice, particularly because of the mobility and mind-body elements of the class.
Our pick: Pilates on Apple Watch and Garmin; Yoga on Fitbit.
Does Choosing the Right Workout Setting Really Matter?
A little—but probably not as much as you think.
Your fitness watch uses the workout category along with other information, such as heart rate, movement and workout duration, to track your activity. But no watch setting will perfectly capture every movement in a workout that combines multiple training styles.
For example, Stroller Strides might include squats, walking lunges, stroller pushes, cardio intervals, planks and core work—all in the same class.
There's no magic button that perfectly labels all of that.
So think of your watch setting as the closest category, rather than a perfect description of everything you did.
And don't get too hung up on calorie numbers, either. Different devices—and even different workout settings on the same device—can produce different estimates.
Your watch is a tool for tracking your activity and noticing your own trends. It's not a scorecard for how good your workout was.
The Most Important Setting? “Start Workout.”
Whether you choose HIIT, strength, Pilates, cardio or the generic workout setting, the most important thing is that you showed up and moved your body. You made time for yourself. You got stronger. You connected with other moms. And maybe your little one had a pretty good time along the way, too. That's a workout worth tracking. ❤️
Ready to Find Your FIT4MOM Workout?
Whether you're looking for a stroller-friendly workout you can do with your baby, a mom-only strength or HIIT workout, or a gentler way to reconnect with your core, there's a FIT4MOM workout for you. Meet your village and find the workout that fits your season of motherhood by claiming your first free class.