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May 11, 2015 11:15 AM in response to amethystkaeby SuperMarina,Did you have the Workout app on? I turned that on this morning before riding my bike to work, then turned it off when I got to work but it didn't turn off and counted a lot of exercise while I was sitting still at my desk! After I turned it off a second time it did turn off and stopped adding to calories burned.
Just to test it I then turned it on again (outdoor cycle), and it measured a lot of additional calories burned while I was sitting at my desk, and 207 feet of movement (back and forth to the bathroom!). I think the watch just takes your word for that you are indeed exercising when you tell the workout app that you are. Still, that doesn't explain why your watch registered that you were standing up while you were sitting in the car.
I don't think it can measure speed, so it wouldn't notice you were moving at 70mph.
Yesterday the Activity app added to the 'activity' ring, but not the 'exercise' or 'stand-up' rings while I was riding my motorcycle. Might be realistic as riding a sport bike can be quite physical, but doesn't generally raise my heart rate.
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Jun 11, 2015 10:21 AM in response to SuperMarinaby Hampton,I'm having the same problem amethystkae is having. You don't need to turn on exercising for the watch to track your activity. It does it automatically. You use the activity app and turn workouts on and off when you are specifically working out. I drive a lot, and each time I drive, the watch records every hour I sit in the car as standing time. I thought it was because of the steering wheel vibration, but like you, I tried to drive with the other hand to no avail. Annoying. Perhaps it will be fixed in an update to make the sensor less sensitive (and I know that's a lousy answer). Until enough people report this, it won't get fixed. I'll try to put it in a bug update on the Beta feedback forum, but so far there is not a watch-specific comment section. As far as reseting the data back to zero after a drive, I'm not sure how to do that.
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Jun 20, 2015 6:04 PM in response to amethystkaeby jenme,I am getting the same activity report when I recently rode to the beach in a car for 7 hours. I even got an alert that I had completed my activity for the day, but I had been sitting for 6.5 hours of 7! Maybe it will be in an update soon.
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Aug 9, 2015 2:34 PM in response to amethystkaeby pmm1221,This happens to me too. I just was on a 2 hour drive and while I didn't get any standing credit, I did get about 200 calories burned.
I also "burned" several hundred calories by sitting/standing on a boat.
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Aug 9, 2015 3:27 PM in response to pmm1221by deggie,You burn calories just be being alive. When you drive you are using your muscles so your "resting" calories will be a bit higher.
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Aug 9, 2015 6:06 PM in response to deggieby pmm1221,I understand resting calories. It actually counted active calories, those that show up as pink bars under MOVE.
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Aug 9, 2015 6:57 PM in response to pmm1221by deggie,And you actually have move calories while you are driving, you are actually using your muscles plus your heart rate changes in accordance with the traffic. When you were spouting profanity at the drive who cut into your lane you expend active calories and your heart speeds up.
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Aug 24, 2015 4:27 AM in response to amethystkaeby bmrg,i'm having the same issue, i usually make 2 bus trips on weekends, about 3 hour long each and my active calories double during the trip... very disappointing... i also have different results on walking, my girlfriend watch (38mm) usually counts 600 meters more than mine (42mm) on the same walk (-/+ 8kms).
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Aug 24, 2015 4:31 AM in response to amethystkaeby Jonathan UK,Try calibrating your Apple Watch.
This should improve the accuracy of both Activity and Workout estimations including for distance, calories, Move and Exercise.
When you are not doing a workout (using the Workout app), Apple Watch relies on interpreting arm motion, using data from its accelerometer.
Calibrating (swinging your arm naturally when doing so) should enable it to deliver more accurate results. The process can also be repeated over time to further improve accuracy.
Full details here:
Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support
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Dec 23, 2015 8:18 AM in response to amethystkaeby jay11ice,Hello - did you ever get a resolution to this? Mine just started acting up this week on my commute into work (usually about 1 hour each way). I've tried recalibrating and a reset/restore of the watch. The only other thing would be a clean reset?
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Jun 10, 2016 7:04 PM in response to amethystkaeby emcurtis,I am having the same issue. Yesterday I spent all day in the car (as the passenger, so this doesn't seem to be related to doing the driving). I was simply not active all day, and barely stood except every 3-4 hours at rest stops. However, both my move and stand goals were exceeded for the day. Today I worked in the yard for 4 hours then cleaned all afternoon and still did not meet my move or stand goal, so there certainly seems to be some issue with sensing standing and moving related to driving. Of note, my activity goal did not seem to be affected in any way. I hope this issue can be resolved!
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Jun 18, 2016 1:04 PM in response to amethystkaeby kimkathleenn,I've been sitting in the car all day just as a passenger and my Apple Watch says I've almost met my activity goal and I'm at over 2,000 steps.The only walking I've done is to the restroom at the highway rest areas.