Fitness app

Hi LilLit1962,

We'll be happy to help out with the issue you're having. If you've invited your friends, they must accept the invitation so you can follow each others activity. Let's double check the steps below, and you can double check with your friends to make sure they've accepted the invite.

"Start sharing

To share activity, you and your friends both need an Apple Watch. When your friends close their rings, finish workouts, or earn achievements, you get notifications about their progress.

Add friends

1. Open the Fitness app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the Sharing tab. If asked, tap Get Started. 
3. Tap the Account icon  then the Add button  and type your friend's contact information. Or choose friends from the list of suggested contacts. You can add up to 40 friends.
4. After you choose your friends, tap Send. Wait for your friends to accept the invite. 

You can also invite a friend directly from your Apple Watch: Open the Activity app, swipe to the Sharing screen, scroll down, then tap Invite a Friend.

Accept an invite

When someone invites you to share Activity or compete, a notification appears on your Apple Watch. Tap Accept or Ignore. If you don't get a notification, you can accept from the Fitness app:

1. Open the Fitness app on your iPhone, then tap the Sharing tab.
2. Tap the Account icon  at the top of the screen.
3. Tap Accept or Ignore.

Check your friend's progress

1. Open the Activity app on your Apple Watch.
2. Swipe to the Sharing screen. 
3. Tap your friend, then scroll to see their progress. 

If you don't get updates about your friend's activity

As long as your iPhone can connect to the Internet and you're signed in to iCloud, you can get updates about your friend's activity each day. If your iPhone can't connect for multiple days or you sign out of iCloud, you might see missing days."

For additional information, here is a direct link to the article referenced above: Share your Activity and compete with friends with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Cheers!