with Apple Watch 3, can I turn Wheelchair setting on and off during a day?

I am a part time Wheelchair user, and want to be able to use the wheelchair mode to track my activity on the days/parts of days that I am using my chair.

So in theory, I would like to think I could just go into the health app and turn the setting on and off mid-day as needed, but I am concerned that I will loose data by doing so. The setting says "When this setting is on, your iPhone stops tracking steps."

What does this exactly mean, what does it do with the data it has collected since the last time I changed the setting?

I want this to be a solution to help me combine my activity in my life as person learning to use a wheelchair and a person who painfully walks when she must.

Thank you in advance for any insights.