Changing Activity Level for Apple Watch?

How can I change the Activity Level first set up in my Apple Watch from Heavy to Light?


To be very clear, I'm not asking about Move Goals. Everybody gets that wrong. The Activity Level has three specific choices: Light, Moderate, or Heavy. These are not Move Goals, which are adjusted elsewhere.


In the initial setup of the Watch, I chose Moderate and now want to change it to Heavy. How do I do that?


This has been asked here before but the responder got it wrong.


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Posted on Apr 10, 2020 4:52 PM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2020 6:00 PM

Hello PodGui, 


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! I understand that you're looking for a way to change the activity level for your Apple Watch. 


If your Apple Watch was running an older version of the watchOS, you would've seen Lightly, Moderately, or Highly under the Daily Move Goal screen. This sets the daily caloric move goal based on how active you are, or how active you'd like to be. 


You can find this information from the "Get started," section of this article: Track daily activity with Apple Watch.


"When you set up your Apple Watch, you’re asked if you’d like to configure the Activity app. If you choose not to, you can do so later when you open the Activity app for the first time.

  1. Open the Activity app  on your Apple Watch.
  2. Swipe left to read the Move, Exercise, and Stand descriptions, then tap Get Started.
  3. Use the Digital Crown to set your sex, age, height, weight, and whether you use a wheelchair.
  4. Choose an activity level and start moving."


You can only choose the activity level during setup. After setup, you can only make adjustments to the Move Goal: Use the Activity app on your Apple Watch.


If you don't want to manually make an adjustment to the Move Goal, check out this information:


"Calibrating your watch can also help it learn your fitness level and stride, which improves accuracy when GPS is limited or unavailable."

This article will show: Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy


All the best!

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Apr 12, 2020 6:00 PM in response to PodGui

Hello PodGui, 


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! I understand that you're looking for a way to change the activity level for your Apple Watch. 


If your Apple Watch was running an older version of the watchOS, you would've seen Lightly, Moderately, or Highly under the Daily Move Goal screen. This sets the daily caloric move goal based on how active you are, or how active you'd like to be. 


You can find this information from the "Get started," section of this article: Track daily activity with Apple Watch.


"When you set up your Apple Watch, you’re asked if you’d like to configure the Activity app. If you choose not to, you can do so later when you open the Activity app for the first time.

  1. Open the Activity app  on your Apple Watch.
  2. Swipe left to read the Move, Exercise, and Stand descriptions, then tap Get Started.
  3. Use the Digital Crown to set your sex, age, height, weight, and whether you use a wheelchair.
  4. Choose an activity level and start moving."


You can only choose the activity level during setup. After setup, you can only make adjustments to the Move Goal: Use the Activity app on your Apple Watch.


If you don't want to manually make an adjustment to the Move Goal, check out this information:


"Calibrating your watch can also help it learn your fitness level and stride, which improves accuracy when GPS is limited or unavailable."

This article will show: Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy


All the best!

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