Garmin Instinct

I don't think this is an iOS issue, so moving this post to the Instinct forum for better visibility.

Have you tried using the Auto Lock feature?

W the pause/play button on GPS it hit against my wrist while working out and paused entire workout so I don’t have stats.

That's one of the reasons Garmin recommends wearing the device a few cm above the wrist. The other reasons for the distance from the wrist are: better HRM functionality, and avoiding the clogging of the pressure sensor hole.

So you hit a button while working out (user error because as trux noted it's recommended to wear it a few cm above the wrist) and the watch is to blame? If you still can't resist pushing buttons unintentionally the watch has the option to lock the bloody keyboard!

Why have the GPS button the set button that can push up against the wrist? Poor configuration.