Many Apple Watch users will agree that their favorite Apple Watch fitness feature can earn badges based on activity milestones. These badges can also be earned in the form of limited edition badges that celebrate a specific fitness-themed day. Today, 6/21 is 1 of the day.

Today is International Yoga Day, and for that opportunity, Apple Watch users can record at least 10 minutes of yoga workouts and collect a 2024 version of the badge. Yoga is one of dozens of workout types that you can track on any of the best Apple Watch models, from Apple Watch Series9 to Apple Watch Ultra2.1

Other than keeping track of yoga workouts on your watch, there is no limit to how many you bank your 10 minutes towards rewards. You can use your Apple Watch to do hot yoga, do calming mindful yoga exercises, or follow one of the many yoga exercises available in Apple Fitness Plus.1 (I personally recommend 1 of Jonelle's classes, but I can't go wrong with any of the Fitness plus coaches.

Even if you don't practice yoga regularly, this badge can be an incentive to try something new. Yoga is an excellent form of recovery after all and promotes conscious movement, better balance, and improved flexibility. Check out our yoga tips for beginners to prepare for your practice in case you don't know what to expect.

No, you can't immediately close the ring on your Apple Watch doing yoga, like an Apple Watch running workout or an Apple Watch biking workout. But you can count on a 10 minute yoga workout as your post cardio cool down. 

In any case, I suggest you find a little time today to collect your International Yoga Day 2024 badge. The International Yoga Day comes only once a year, and the badges are slightly different every year. We hope that the 2024 version will permanently join the badge collection and, in retrospect, take pride in winning the limited edition badge. Maybe you have the Global Running Day Badge or my personal favorite, the International Dance Day badge, in your library, too.

To start a yoga workout, go to the workout app and find the yoga option (indicated by a person balancing on one leg). You can create a pre-set workout based on time and calorie goals or just start an open flow. When you finish a workout for at least 10 minutes, you will receive a notification that you have earned the International Yoga Day 2024 badge.