Why is my Watch taking so long to synchronize my steps

Hi

The following steps may help:

If you have not yet done so, update your iPhone and Apple Watch to the latest software, starting with your iPhone:

• Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Update the software on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Check that your Apple Watch and iPhone are connected via Bluetooth:

• For the best performance from your iPhone and Apple Watch, including the most power-efficient communication between them, Apple recommends keeping both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi permanently enabled on your iPhone.
• About Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Close certain apps and restart both your iPhone and your Apple Watch:

• Close the Watch app, Activity app and Health app (if open) on your iPhone:
  • Double-click the Home button, then swipe up on each app preview to close the apps.
• Turn both devices off together, then restart your iPhone first:
  • Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
  • Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Check any third-party apps:

• If you have ever previously (not necessarily recently) used any third-party fitness or sleep tracking apps on your Apple Watch, check on your watch to see whether there is an active or paused activity within any of them. If so, end that activity from within the app on your watch (not your iPhone).
• In case of any data syncing issues caused by third-party fitness apps, consider removing them from your Apple Watch, restarting both devices again and testing performance afterwards.

Unpair and re-pair your Apple Watch:

• The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app.
• Initially choose to Restore from Backup during set up (most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions, such as Apple Pay cards, passcode).
• If the issue persists, consider instead unpairing and setting it up as a new watch.
• Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
• Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support