How I Use My iPhone's Focus Modes to Stop Getting Distracted at the Gym
There’s a stereotype of the phone-obsessed gym rat hogging equipment while they “just sit there and scroll on their phone.” Excuse me, I am logging my sets and trimming my training videos and, um, scrolling Reddit, and yeah I kind of got sucked into TikTok somehow? And there’s a work email, crap, it could wait until after but I’m really curious what it says. Just a sec while I open it... Yeah, I’m not the only one who can get a bit distracted during a training session. You're probably doing it too. So I've always loved this tip from powerlifting coach Claire Zai about setting a “focus” on your phone for when you’re working out. How your phone can actually help you focus during a workout Your phone probably has a focus mode feature. I'll demonstrate with my iPhone, but Android has this as well. (Look for "modes" in your control panel). Create a fitness mode, and either set appropriate triggers or simply keep it available to turn ...