Let's say you're part of a 100 burpees a day for 30 days challenge with your friends. You have a shared google spreadsheet, and you want to knock out a quick daily set, but you don't have time to navigate to a spreadsheet at the moment because you need to shower and run to work. Wouldn't it be great if you could just tell Alexa or Siri to log your workout so you can enter it into the spreadsheet later?

While you could build an integration with Google Sheets, Siri Shortcuts offers a simple, low-effort alternative.

Try this: Set up a Shortcut that asks you for input (“How many burpees and how long?”) and appends the result to a running Apple Note called “Burpees Log.”

You can then say:

“Hey Siri, log my burpees”

…and it’ll record the entry, with the current date, directly in your note. Later, when you’re at a computer, it’s easy to transfer the entries into your group spreadsheet manually.

1. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone
2. Tap “+” to create a new shortcut
3. Add the following actions:
   • Action 1: “Ask for Input”
     • Prompt: “How many burpees and how long?”
     • Input type: Text
   • Action 2: “Text”
     • Content:

       🏋️ Burpees log:
       Date: [Current Date]
       [Provided Input]

     • (Use the variable buttons below the input field for [Current Date] and [Provided Input]—don’t type them manually.)
   • Action 3: “Append to Note”
     • Choose or create a note called “Burpees Log”
4. Tap the settings icon (top right)
   • Name it something like “Log My Burpees”

You’ll be able to say: “Hey Siri, log my burpees” → Siri will ask for Text Input → You answer: “30 in 6 minutes” → It will automatically append the entry to your “Burpees Log” note.

🏋️ Burpees log:
Date: May 23, 2025
30 in 6 minutes