Indoor Walk Activity gave ZERO credit on Exercise Ring!?!

Hi,

I bought a new Apple Watch, Series 7 this week. I went out for a few outdoor walks that were about 30 minutes or so. I got "full credit" on my Exercise Ring for those walks. This morning I did an "Indoor Walk" on the treadmill. About the same time, 30 minutes. My average heart rate on the indoor walk was actually higher than the outdoor walk, yet I get ZERO credit for it??? I understand Apple has some weird analytics involved in how and why you get credit for an exercise, but this makes absolutely no sense. I was actually sweating more and heart rate higher, but didn't get the ring to move today at all. I'm including some screen shots of yesterdays outdoor walk and todays indoor walk. If anyone has an answer to this and if it's a flaw in my particular watch, I'd love to know. Or is this "just how it is!?!"

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Posted on Jun 18, 2022 12:37 PM

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Jun 18, 2022 2:07 PM in response to Kurtosis12

I very much appreciate you taking the time to reply however, I really don't think this is "it". Apple engineers must be smarter than that! There is a long list of workouts included in the Apple Watch that wouldn't get tracked via GPS. There's Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Strength Training (lifting weights), pool swim and they even have dance on the list... Why are they on the list of "workouts" on the watch if they aren't meant to get tracked as exercise and physical activity..? And, even the fact that my indoor walk was calculated at 1.16 miles on the watch tells me that the watch is able to estimate my arm swings and movement to take a guess at how far you walked. If it's smart enough to do that, and read my heart rate while I'm doing it, then it must be able to quantify that into how much "exercise" I've done. I'm sure there must be a problem here. Hopefully someone will have the answer... Thanks again for replying!

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