Apple Watch 5 doesn't show correct distance for indoor walk

Hello cwbrandt2,

It looks like your Apple Watch is not recording your activity properly when you're recording a treadmill workout or outdoor walk. We know how important it is to record those activities properly and meet your goals. You've come to the right place for help.

Let's take a look at the article below and see if those are the steps used to calibrate your watch:

Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy

Once the calibration is complete go ahead and walk through the resource below on working out with your watch:

Work out with your Apple Watch

Keep the community posted on what happens after you take those actions. Have a good day!

cwbrandt2,

Thank you for following up with the additional information about your workouts, and the steps you have tried. For an indoor walk, the recorded distance can be affected by your arms not swinging as you walk on a treadmill. The resource below will offer some guidance when you check under "Make sure that you earn Move and Exercise credit":

Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch

In regards to your issue with the start workout feature not working automatically, we'll want to follow the link we sent previously for working out with your Apple Watch under "Get reminders to start a workout".

Keep us posted on your results after those steps and the reset. We'll be interested to know if the issues have been resolved.

Take care!