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Exercise ring isn’t picking up on workout

I took a 55min outdoor walk and used the activity app to track it. It only counted 20 mins of exercise where as my husband did same walk and it counted his for 55mins of exercise. The walk is in activity.

Posted on Mar 27, 2021 9:07 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2021 9:37 PM

Walking workouts tracked by the Apple Watch require a certain intensity for those workouts to register as Exercise Minutes.  So you appear clearly fitter than your husband :-) Other factors come in play as well though, such as calibration. See here:

Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If you want full credit next time, workout type Other is another option. It records the full duration and does not have this intensity check built in. Hope this helps

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Mar 27, 2021 9:37 PM in response to Jmsmith0412

Walking workouts tracked by the Apple Watch require a certain intensity for those workouts to register as Exercise Minutes.  So you appear clearly fitter than your husband :-) Other factors come in play as well though, such as calibration. See here:

Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If you want full credit next time, workout type Other is another option. It records the full duration and does not have this intensity check built in. Hope this helps

Exercise ring isn’t picking up on workout

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