diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f770ff..f809dcb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here.
   on the final set.
 - Added a configurable rest-between-sets duration (iPhone Settings, default 45s),
   synced to the watch over WatchConnectivity.
+- Watch progress is now monotonic and reliably synced: completing a work phase
+  advances the set count on the iPhone and a finished set is never un-counted, and
+  reopening an exercise jumps straight to the first unfinished set (skipping
+  completed work/rest pairs) instead of snapping back to set 1.
 - Starting a workout on the iPhone now launches the Apple Watch app straight into
   the session via HealthKit (a one-time Health permission); the watch holds an
   `HKWorkoutSession` to stay active while you train and releases it when the
diff --git a/Workouts Watch App/Views/ExerciseProgressView.swift b/Workouts Watch App/Views/ExerciseProgressView.swift
index 0543b07..6cb8cdc 100644
--- a/Workouts Watch App/Views/ExerciseProgressView.swift	
+++ b/Workouts Watch App/Views/ExerciseProgressView.swift	
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct ExerciseProgressView: View {
     @State private var setCount: Int
     @State private var currentPage: Int
     @State private var showingCancelConfirm = false
+    @State private var didRestorePage = false
 
     init(doc: Binding<WorkoutDocument>, logID: String, onChange: @escaping () -> Void) {
         self._doc = doc
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ struct ExerciseProgressView: View {
     /// Work₁, Rest₁, …, Workₙ ⇒ N sets + (N−1) rests = 2N − 1 pages.
     private var totalPages: Int { setCount * 2 - 1 }
 
+    /// The first unfinished set's work page (clamped to the last set). Resuming an
+    /// exercise opens here, skipping any completed work/rest pairs.
+    private var resumePage: Int {
+        let completed = min(max(0, log?.currentStateIndex ?? 0), setCount - 1)
+        return completed * 2
+    }
+
     private var detail: String {
         guard let log else { return "" }
         if LoadType(rawValue: log.loadType) == .duration {
@@ -86,6 +94,24 @@ struct ExerciseProgressView: View {
         .onChange(of: currentPage) { _, newPage in
             recordProgress(for: newPage)
         }
+        .onAppear {
+            // Jump to the first unfinished set. A paged TabView can settle on page 0 on
+            // first layout, so re-assert once more after this run loop.
+            guard !didRestorePage else { return }
+            didRestorePage = true
+            jumpToResumePage()
+            Task { @MainActor in jumpToResumePage() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Move to the resume page without animation, only if we're not already there
+    /// (so a re-assert after a TabView snap-to-0 is a no-op in the common case).
+    private func jumpToResumePage() {
+        let target = resumePage
+        guard currentPage != target else { return }
+        var transaction = Transaction()
+        transaction.disablesAnimations = true
+        withTransaction(transaction) { currentPage = target }
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder
@@ -140,17 +166,21 @@ struct ExerciseProgressView: View {
 
     /// Page index → completed-set count: Work₁(0)→0, Rest₁(1)→1, Work₂(2)→1, … —
     /// i.e. `(pageIndex + 1) / 2`. Reaching set N as *completed* only happens via Done.
+    ///
+    /// Progress is **monotonic**: completing a work phase advances the count (and
+    /// forwards it to the phone), but swiping back — or a transient TabView snap to
+    /// page 0 — never un-counts a finished set.
     private func recordProgress(for pageIndex: Int) {
-        let completedSets = min((pageIndex + 1) / 2, setCount)
+        let reached = min((pageIndex + 1) / 2, setCount)
 
         guard let i = doc.logs.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == logID }) else { return }
-        guard completedSets != doc.logs[i].currentStateIndex else { return }
+        guard reached > doc.logs[i].currentStateIndex else { return }
 
-        doc.logs[i].currentStateIndex = completedSets
-        if completedSets >= setCount {
+        doc.logs[i].currentStateIndex = reached
+        if reached >= setCount {
             doc.logs[i].status = WorkoutStatus.completed.rawValue
             doc.logs[i].completed = true
-        } else if completedSets > 0 {
+        } else {
             doc.logs[i].status = WorkoutStatus.inProgress.rawValue
             doc.logs[i].completed = false
         }