Apple Watch Keeps Pausing During Workouts

I have a series 4 Apple Watch and it keeps pausing during workouts. This is an obvious known issue as there are many questions and discussions in regards about it on here. I’ve turned auto pause off, made it tight in my wrist (so tight that it was uncomfortable once) and did everything suggested and yet still it pauses during workouts (more noticeable during weight lifting and cycling). When will Apple fix this problem instead of just ignoring it and saying make your watch tighter? How about addressing these issues?

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 7

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 10:07 AM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2021 1:21 PM

You are most likely pushing in the crown and side button while flexing your wrists.

I know that I do while working out.


Try reversing your watch and wearing the crown towards your elbow instead of towards your wrist.


See Switch wrists or Digital Crown orientation


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Mar 10, 2021 10:41 AM in response to BadLt

Hello BadLt! Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.


We understand that your Fitness+ workouts keep pausing, and you've tried resolving the issue through tightening the Apple Watch on your wrist, as suggested through a prompt.


We'd like to look into this with you to see how we can help. First, we want to make sure that you're wearing the Apple Watch in a way that's comfortable for you: Wearing your Apple Watch


Do you experience any issues with your Apple Watch locking unexpectedly? Or not getting accurate measurements? If so, the following article can help determine what may be causing that to occur - and the same issue may be affecting Fitness+: Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch


If your Apple Watch and iPhone are up-to-date, and no adjustments need to be made based on the previous articles provided, your next best bet would be to connect with Apple Support to look into this further: Get Support


Make it a great day!

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