How to get workout updates on Samsung Galaxy Watch?

[Android Central Question]

I want to be able to see my progress of a run or walk on my galaxy watch if I start the workout on my phone. I don't want to keep taking my phone out to check my speed, or distance etc. I prefer using the phone to start workout since it would use the phone's GPS instead of the watch, which will save the battery on the watch. Also if I start a workout on the phone, the watch doesn't log and sync the heart rate to that workout session. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[skatergirl]

You will need to start the workouts on the watch, but the watch does not give you the same variety of workouts as the phone.