Why does my Apple Watch heart rate drop out after stopping for coffee on a walk?


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Apple Watch Series 5

Posted on May 11, 2025 1:09 PM

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Posted on May 12, 2025 12:31 AM

Did you start a workout for your walk?

My watch will pause the heart rate measurement during auto pausing my workout, and I will also see those dots.

If I continue the workout, the heart rate will be measured again.


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May 12, 2025 3:56 AM in response to CPW

Yes. I select Outdoor Walk. My expectation is that if I stop for a couple minutes, without pausing the workout, then start again, the heart rate recording should continue as before. I got no indication from the watch that recording was paused. The GPS continued to record my location, just with no heart rate.


And I’m logged in, but get an annoying message that “Your post could not be saved. Please try again in a few moments.” This happens frequently with no explanation. Getting very annoyed with Apple.

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