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Stand activity doesn't work with standing desks (oh the irony)

I use a standing desk and normally stand from 9am to 2:30 every day (sometimes all day). Today I've worked with my hands on my keyboard from 9-2 and watch only thinks i've stood for 2 hours - the times that I went to the bathroom and when i went to get lunch. I suspect that L shaped hands up desk posture is considered "sitting" by watch when the irony is that i'm at a standing desk the whole time. Pretty hard to tell I guess but wow ironic that as one of the people who has been standing at work for a long time that I'm unlikely to ever meet my standing goal (guess 12 minutes beats 8 hours of standing according to apple watch - doh!)


Anybody else seeing this issue?

Apple Watch, apple watch standing desk

Posted on May 4, 2015 11:06 AM

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Jan 16, 2017 9:59 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Good point. Just sitting or just standing either one is not great if there is no movement at all. With that said my body could not sit as long as I stand at work, 12-15 hours, no way!! Everybody's body is very different. If I had a desk job I would ha e to have a standing desk. So no judging! You don't know people's stories!

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Oct 22, 2017 10:54 PM in response to BonaHoTep1

I have a standing desk at work and ran in to the same issue. The easiest solution is to put your Apple Watch wrist by your side like you are standing to attention, this makes the watch think you are standing.


Pro tip: Drop your hand to your side while sitting to also meet the stand goal.

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May 4, 2015 4:08 PM in response to BonaHoTep1

I am having the same sort of problem. My apple watch is giving me a minute for standing when I am actually sitting. Also at times when it reminds me to stand I stand for 5-10minutes and it doesn't alert I have done so. Unfortunately it makes you question the "exercise/activity" function that the watch is supposed to be measuring.

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May 16, 2015 2:05 PM in response to Winston Churchill

This is not an "answer" the health benefits of standing desks are due to "standing" not moving around at your desk for one minute in an hour. The benefits of standing for 4-5 hours a day even relatively immobile are far greater than doing a little shake for 1 minute 12 times a day.

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May 16, 2015 2:33 PM in response to BonaHoTep1

It's a stand feature, not a stand desk feature, it works exactly how it says it does. I actually think you need to get away from your stand desk too, you are kidding yourself if you think standing still for hours on end is good for you, but that's another matter, this app is nothing to do with stand desks, it's to get you up from sitting and have you move around a little, to that end that's exactly what it does.

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May 18, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Meesh2323

I thought it was an issue also until I started to swing my arms more prominently when I walk. Before, I would walk upstairs and back and forth for almost 5 minutes with no "credit". Now, it only takes me about 30 seconds to get the Watch to recognize it...and it's because I started to swing my arms more wildly as I walk when I'm prompted to stand.

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May 21, 2015 9:54 PM in response to BonaHoTep1

Yes. I'm having the same problem. In addition, I get "stand up" reminders at 10pm. These are serious design flaws. I suspect that this will become a "throw away" App for most people and that there will far better Apps for activity tracking that come out from 3rd parties. Be patient and wait for the developer community to come to the rescue! 🙂

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Stand activity doesn't work with standing desks (oh the irony)

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