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why Won’t my Apple Watch track my actual minutes exercised?
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6
When you go for your walks, do you put the watch into 'Outdoor Walk' workout? If not, you should be. Without being in workout mode I believe the watch will only give you credit if your activity meets some heart rate requirement. I've struggled with this for years even when in the workout mode. I believe Apple's algorithm requires a heart rate reading, so if the watch isn't fitting quite right and failing to read your heart rate, that could do it. Many times when I'm trying to close my circles at the end of the day and I don't want to deal with what I'd call flawed logic, I just put the watch in 'Other' workout mode. Then you are supposed to get credit for a brisk walk and it seems to care less about the heart rate reading.
When you go for your walks, do you put the watch into 'Outdoor Walk' workout? If not, you should be. Without being in workout mode I believe the watch will only give you credit if your activity meets some heart rate requirement. I've struggled with this for years even when in the workout mode. I believe Apple's algorithm requires a heart rate reading, so if the watch isn't fitting quite right and failing to read your heart rate, that could do it. Many times when I'm trying to close my circles at the end of the day and I don't want to deal with what I'd call flawed logic, I just put the watch in 'Other' workout mode. Then you are supposed to get credit for a brisk walk and it seems to care less about the heart rate reading.
My Apple Watch isn’t tracking my actual time exercising. It did before but in the last week it’s not accurate. I walked 4 miles in one hour but it gave me only 27 minutes of exercise. I reset both my watch and my phone and that didn’t help.
