The latest Apple Watch challenge is all about pushing you into zen mode

Get ready for a 10 minute mindfulness session on October 10, 2025, with your Apple Watch.

By Shikhar Mehrotra Published October 8, 2025

Mindful Month 2025 trophy in the center of an Apple Watch. — Apple

What’s happened? Apple is hosting a new Apple Watch Activity Challenge in a few days, but it won’t ask you to embark on a running expedition or record a workout for a few minutes.

The “Mindful Month” Apple Watch Activity Challenge will take place this Friday, October 10, 2025 (via MacRumors), celebrated as World Mental Health Day.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to record a 10-minute (or longer) mindfulness or meditation session using a compatible app that shares the data with Apple Health.

Why is this important? This is not the first time that Apple has held a Mindful Month challenge; a similar challenge was held in October 2024. This signifies the evolution of Apple’s health ecosystem beyond physical activities.

The Mindful Month Apple Watch Activity Challenge is an initiative aimed at raising awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
It also serves as an incentive for users to adopt wellness habits along with exclusive perks that they can share with others.
While Google’s Pixel Watches already have Fitbit’s mindfulness features, the latest Galaxy Watch 8 also includes a mindfulness tracker.

Why should I care? Similar past challenges include the National Parks Challenge (a minimum 20-minute workout) and Global Running Day (a minimum five-kilometer running workout).

You can take the Mindful Month activity challenge as an opportunity to monitor your mental well-being and incorporate healthy (and easy-to-follow) habits into your daily routine.
Once you complete the activity challenge, you’ll earn a special digital trophy and stickers, which you can use in the Messages app.

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OK, what’s next? The Apple Watch offers a built-in Mindfulness app (watchOS 8 or newer) that provides guided breathing exercises with customizable durations.

You can also log your State of Mind or take the Mental Health Questionnaire.
Furthermore, you can also use dedicated meditation apps, such as Calm or Headspace.

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