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Apple Sets Oct. 10 ‘Mindful Month’ Apple Watch Activity Challenge

Users earn the award by recording 10 mindful minutes with any app that adds mindful minutes to Apple Health.

Overview

  • Apple frames the event as a way to raise awareness of mental health, self care, meditation, and mindfulness.
  • Completing the challenge unlocks animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.
  • Participants can use third‑party mindfulness or meditation apps as long as they write mindful minutes to Health.
  • Mindful Month is a newer entry in Apple’s activity challenge lineup, first introduced last year.
  • The most recent Apple Watch activity challenge before this highlighted National Park Day in August.