green exercise status icon

I Have been having this issues since the 2.0.1 update. When I take my watch off charge in the morning I noticed the green man icon at the top of the screen. It also increase my exercise minutes significantly and drains my battery as it is taking heart rate measurements more frequently. The watch has basically started a workout in the background but when I go into the workout app there is nothing started. i have to start a workout then stop it straight to turn this off or else my battery lasts about 2-3 hours as its constantly checking my heart rate.

I have tried unpairing and repairing, doing a hard reset on both the watch and the phone but to no avail. It's seems to be a bug in the latest update.

The status icon should only appear when you have a workout in progress via the Workout app.

The suggested steps may help to prevent this issue from recurring.

More information regarding status icons:

Status icons on Apple Watch

Hi Robert

It may help to restart both your iPhone and your watch. Turn both devices off together first, then restart your iPhone before restarting your watch:

- To turn your watch off: press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider; drag it to turn off;

- To turn it on: press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

Otherwise, it may help to unpair and re-pair your watch. The Watch app on your iPhone takes watch backups automatically, including a fresh one when unpairing via the app. Choose to Restore from Backup when offered the option during set up. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).

- Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support

- Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you use Strava (a third-party fitness app), this issue can be caused by having an activity paused in Strava on your watch. If this is the case, end the activity from within Strava on your watch.

Otherwise (or if the Workout icon is still shown on your watch after ending a paused activity), it may help to temporarily turn off Strava's ability to share (write) data to the Health app on your iPhone:

- On your iPhone, in the Health app: Sources > Strava > under "Allow Strava to Write Data", turn off Heart Rate.

- Enable the setting again before next recording a workout with Strava.

To prevent this issue from happening again in future, finish and save your activity from the Strava app on your watch, not from Strava on your iPhone.

You're welcome!

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