Lack of workout animations options

Disappointed by the removal of workout animations from the Vivoactive series. Unlike other missing features, this one doesn't seem hardware related, it's just a removal to make the Venu 3 more appealing.

I don't need the animations on the watch, would be fine on the phone but as far as I can tell, there is no way to play then in sync. You have to keep clicking "Next", hit the play button, then wait for the player controls to finally go away so you can see the animation. All while trying to do a workout. 

Is anyone aware of a third party app in the IQ store that does workouts with animations on phone or watch and has timer and controls on watch?