Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge set for Thanksgiving Day

Woman jumping over bench
Woman jumping over bench (Image credit: Apple)

What you need to know

  • Apple has announced its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge.
  • The next challenge will focus on reaching 5K of distance on Thanksgiving.
  • Those who complete the challenge will receive a trophy and iMessage stickers.

Reported by 9to5Mac, Apple has scheduled its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge for Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020. The challenge this year is to complete a workout of 5 kilometers, or 3.1 miles, at some point during that day.

According to the report, you can either run, walk, or complete a wheelchair workout in order to meet the challenge.

You can earn this award by completing any walk, run, or wheelchair workout of at least 5K in distance. If you complete the challenge, Apple will reward you with exclusive badges in the Activity app, as well as stickers for use in Messages and FaceTime.

Apple Watch Thanksgiving Challenge

Apple Watch Thanksgiving Challenge (Image credit: 9to5Mac)

The workout can be completed using the Workout app on the Apple Watch or with any third-party exercise app that integrates with the Health app.

On November 26, let's honor everyone who inspired us and kept us going this year. Earn this award by doing any walk, run, or wheelchair workout of at least 5K (3.1 mi). Use the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health.

Those who complete the challenge will receive a digital trophy and exclusive iMessage stickers. Apple Watch users will be notified about the challenge ahead of Thanksgiving Day.

Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.