---
title: HKWorkoutEventType.motionPaused
framework: healthkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/motionpaused
---

# HKWorkoutEventType.motionPaused

A constant indicating that the system has automatically paused a workout session.

## Declaration

```swift
case motionPaused
```

## Mentioned in

Receiving Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding Data

## Discussion

Discussion During running workout sessions, Apple Watch can automatically generate motion pause events when the user stops moving. Users can enable or disable this feature using the watch’s Settings > General > Workout > Autopause setting.

## See Also

### Events

- [HKWorkoutEventType.pause](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/pause.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.resume](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/resume.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.motionResumed](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/motionresumed.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.pauseOrResumeRequest](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/pauseorresumerequest.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.lap](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/lap.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.segment](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/segment.md)
- [HKWorkoutEventType.marker](healthkit/hkworkouteventtype/marker.md)