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Although I do open air walking for an hour per day activity apps doesn’t count it as exercise. How to solve the issue?

Apple Watch, watchOS 4

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 6:01 AM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2020 8:02 AM

The exercise ring doesn’t measure time of a workout, it measures time of intense activity where your heart rate is above normal. So, for example, on a walk, it’s harder to get your heart rate up for a long period of time and therefore harder to get all 30 minuets of exercise credit. Your Watch uses a lot of different data in it’s calculations as well.

For more info about how Apple Watch tracks exercise, see this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207941

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Aug 20, 2020 8:02 AM in response to Erden Bilginer

The exercise ring doesn’t measure time of a workout, it measures time of intense activity where your heart rate is above normal. So, for example, on a walk, it’s harder to get your heart rate up for a long period of time and therefore harder to get all 30 minuets of exercise credit. Your Watch uses a lot of different data in it’s calculations as well.

For more info about how Apple Watch tracks exercise, see this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207941

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