As of October 2026, no Garmin watch has a HYROX mode, so a Garmin HYROX workout needs a workaround or an app. The main options are a Garmin Connect workout, a copied Cardio activity and a Connect IQ app. Hybrid Smash's Free Training (a free-form mode: you choose each next station as you go) needs no setup.
Key takeaways
- On Garmin's Mixed Session, each switch takes a stop, a Next Activity pick and a restart.
- Garmin's manuals say lap undo isn't available in gym activities or workouts.
- Hybrid Smash's Free Training opens a 10-item station picker at each LAP press.
What are the ways to run a HYROX workout on Garmin?
There are three main ways to run a HYROX workout on a Garmin, because Garmin has no HYROX mode (the HYROX mode fact-check):
- A Garmin Connect workout. It's a list of steps with goals such as distance, time or calories. You build it in Garmin Connect and send it to your watch (Forerunner 970 manual).
- A copied Cardio activity. You copy and rename Garmin's generic Cardio profile, then press LAP at every changeover (fēnix 8 manual). Step by step: the no-app setup.
- A Connect IQ app that adds HYROX structure. Connect IQ is Garmin's platform and store for third-party watch apps, data fields and watch faces.
As of October 2026, Garmin's other built-in options, HIIT, Obstacle Racing and Mixed Session, don't name stations.
Mixed Session is a generic multisport activity on newer watches. Each switch takes a stop, a Next Activity pick and a restart (fēnix 8 manual).
There are several HYROX apps on Connect IQ. According to their listings (checked 5 October 2026), HYROX Tracker: RoxTrack is free and HYROX Tracker: ROXZONE lists more features.
Which Garmin HYROX workout method labels laps and lets you undo?
Of the four methods below, only Hybrid Smash's modes do both. We haven't put other HYROX apps in this table. Some, such as ROXZONE, also list an undo: see HYROX apps for Garmin compared.
| Method | Setup before you start | Station name per lap | Undo a wrong LAP | Saved in Garmin Connect as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Smash Free Training (any order) | None | Yes | Yes | Cardio by default; Indoor Run or Outdoor Run by Run Type |
| Hybrid Smash ready-made, Custom 1–3 or Hyrox Sim (fixed order) | None; build Custom 1–3 on the watch | Yes | Yes | Indoor Run, Outdoor Run or Cardio by Run Type (run-free workouts always Cardio) |
| Copied Cardio activity (any order) | Copy and rename once | No | No | One activity, unnamed laps |
| Garmin Connect workout (fixed order) | Build in Garmin Connect, send to watch | Not checked | No | Not checked |
Sources: Garmin manuals (September 2026, checked 5 Oct 2026) and Hybrid Smash V26.2 (checked 6 Oct 2026). "Not checked" means the manuals don't say and we haven't checked a device.
Garmin's own options cost nothing extra. But the fēnix 8 manual says lap undo "is not available" in "gym activities" and "workouts" (fēnix 8 manual).
Hybrid Smash is a one-time purchase. We make Hybrid Smash, so we've kept its rows to documented facts.
In Hybrid Smash, DOWN undoes a mistaken press. On a touchscreen watch with Touch Gestures on, swipe up does the same. Undo is also in the in-workout menu (undo and the in-workout menu).
What's the quickest way to start a HYROX workout on a Garmin watch?
For a free-form HYROX gym session on a Garmin, Hybrid Smash's Free Training mode lets you pick each next run or station on the watch as you go, up to 20 picks, with no phone app, no account and no setup.
After the warm-up, each LAP press opens a 10-item picker: Run, the 8 stations and Other (anything else). The session saves only when you choose Save & Exit.
Hybrid Smash doesn't detect stations automatically: you press LAP at every changeover. A short buzz confirms every LAP press, so you don't have to look at the watch.
Free Training starts on Run Type Cardio, so runs are timed (Run Dist ÷ Run Pace) and there's no live pace. For live pace, set Training → Free Training → Run Type to Indoor or Outdoor before you start. The session then saves as a run.
Each workout's settings sit in its own menu: at most five, each showing its current value.
For every press, step by step, see recording a HYROX workout in any order.
Can you run a fixed-order HYROX workout on your watch?
Yes. Hybrid Smash's Training menu has three fixed-order options:
- 8 ready-made HYROX workouts you run on your watch.
- Custom 1–3: your own sequence of up to 20 segments, built on the watch.
- Hyrox Sim: the race sequence, with every setting adjustable.
What is Hybrid Smash?
Hybrid Smash is a Garmin Connect IQ watch app that tracks and paces HYROX races, simulations and workouts while you do them. One press of the LAP button per changeover, and every run, station and Roxzone is timed, labelled and saved to Garmin Connect.
It is a one-time purchase on the Connect IQ store with no account, no subscription and no phone needed while you train. It offers Race Day (the official sequence of 8 × 1 km runs and 8 stations, with station targets for your weight class), Hyrox Sim, Free Training (pick the next station on the watch as you go), 8 ready-made HYROX workouts and 3 custom workouts.
It is built for the balance between simplicity and the right features: a clean screen, few options and a design nobody needs a tutorial for.
- Three controls run the session: LAP for the next segment, DOWN to undo a mistaken press, SELECT for the menu.
- Saved to Garmin Connect as Indoor Run, Outdoor Run or Cardio, depending on the Run Type you pick, with every segment as a lap.
- Works on most current Garmin watches, including Forerunner, fēnix, epix, Venu and vívoactive models. Check your model on the Connect IQ store.
FAQ
Which Garmin setting should I change for a HYROX workout?
Turn Auto-Pause off, whichever method you use. It's a watch setting Hybrid Smash can't override. Switch it off in the watch's activity settings for Running, Cardio and any copied profile, or slow stations such as the sled push can be cut from your times.
Can I see my run pace during a HYROX workout on Garmin?
Yes, if the Run Type measures your runs. In Hybrid Smash, live pace shows on Run Type Indoor or Outdoor, but not on Cardio, Free Training's default. Since V26.2, live pace reacts in about 3 seconds. On Indoor, pace comes from the wrist sensor, an estimate that reads --:-- until you're moving. A paired footpod gives more reliable indoor pace. Why a HYROX workout shows no run pace compares the three Run Types.
Do I need my phone for a HYROX workout on Garmin?
No. Hybrid Smash needs no phone to track. Your phone is only used afterwards, to sync and to open the share link. A Garmin Connect workout needs a phone or computer only beforehand, to build it and send it to your watch.
Hybrid Smash or Smash Coach?
Hybrid Smash's job is the session itself: it times and paces today's race, simulation or workout on your watch. If your next question is what to train this week, that's a different tool: Smash Coach is a separate subscription app from the same maker that plans your HYROX training week by week around your other sports and any injuries.
| Hybrid Smash | Smash Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Tracks and paces the session you're doing right now | Plans your HYROX training week by week around your other sports and injuries |
| When you use it | During the session: race day, a sim, an open-gym workout | In the weeks before a race, every week |
| Where it runs | On your Garmin watch (Connect IQ app) | smashcoach.app, with an account and onboarding. It sends sessions to your Garmin |
| Commitment | One-time purchase. No account, no subscription | Subscription after a free trial |
Hybrid Smash runs your session. Smash Coach plans your season. Already on Smash Coach? Race day is built in.
Sources
- Forerunner 970 Owner's Manual, Garmin, v6, September 2026. Accessed 5 October 2026.
- Creating a Custom Activity, fēnix 8 Series Owner's Manual, Garmin, v9, September 2026. Accessed 5 October 2026.
- Multisport: Recording a Mixed Session Activity, fēnix 8 Series Owner's Manual, Garmin, v9, September 2026. Accessed 5 October 2026.
- How can I undo a lap button press?, fēnix 8 Series Owner's Manual, Garmin, v9, September 2026. Accessed 5 October 2026.