I have a stand-up work station that I use practically all day at work. I still get prompts from my Series 8 watch to stand-up when I’m standing (for hours) and my daily “Stand Minutes” are off by hours each day. Is there a setting that can be adjusted to recognized that I stand the majority of my day?
Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 10
The Apple Watch does not really know what position your body is in.
The Apple Watch uses the accelerometer to determine that your Apple Watch arm is swinging as you are walking.
It takes between 30 and 60 complete cycles of back and forth, normal walking, arm swings in a short period of time before the Apple Watch decides you have accomplished you “Stand” for the current hour.
If you interrupt the arm swinging for a few minutes, it will reset, and you have to start the 30-60 swings over again. Later in the day, it seems to require more arm swings, or if you keep having incomplet, what the Apple Watch thinks are stand attempts.
In reality, you can just wave your arm around 30-60 times in a short period of time and get stand credit.
Knitters, sitting in a chair, always get their stand credit and huge step counts.
Professional Chefs, on their feet, working in a kitchen all day, miss their hourly stands, because their Apple Watch arm is often holding food being chopped, or carrying something when walking, or holding a pot, pan, etc…
No 30-60 arm swings in a short period of time, then no stand credit.
The Apple Watch does not really know what position your body is in.
The Apple Watch uses the accelerometer to determine that your Apple Watch arm is swinging as you are walking.
It takes between 30 and 60 complete cycles of back and forth, normal walking, arm swings in a short period of time before the Apple Watch decides you have accomplished you “Stand” for the current hour.
If you interrupt the arm swinging for a few minutes, it will reset, and you have to start the 30-60 swings over again. Later in the day, it seems to require more arm swings, or if you keep having incomplet, what the Apple Watch thinks are stand attempts.
In reality, you can just wave your arm around 30-60 times in a short period of time and get stand credit.
Knitters, sitting in a chair, always get their stand credit and huge step counts.
Professional Chefs, on their feet, working in a kitchen all day, miss their hourly stands, because their Apple Watch arm is often holding food being chopped, or carrying something when walking, or holding a pot, pan, etc…
No 30-60 arm swings in a short period of time, then no stand credit.
Thank you very much for the information! That’s an easy way to solve it. I appreciate your help.
Stand Minutes Watch Series 8
