If I select a lap swim or open swim workout, will my Apple Watch continue to also count steps? Or does it stop the pedometer of the watch when a swim workout is selected? I want it to count the calories burned from my actual swim workout, but also count how many steps I walk in the water. Thx!
Apple Watch Series 2, watchOS 6
Hi VtotheAL,
It seems you have some questions about tracking activity in the water. It's important to get accurate measurements from your Apple Watch, and we can work together to get this set the way you like.
Apple Watch will track your activity any time it's properly on your wrist. When you start a workout it does look for different information, but it doesn't stop tracking.
Follow the steps here to make sure you're getting the most accurate measurements:
Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Good luck!
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
It doesn’t recognize my movement because of the water, if I use an outdoor walk/run. So I end up having to use ‘other’ which just generates a generic calorie/distance total. I’m just trying to figure out the most accurate way to track it.
Not what I asked at all!
I’m jogging in the water, not swimming.
If your swimming there's no steps to count.
Then you need to use the outdoor walk or outdoor run workout.
Counting steps and swim workout simultaneously
