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woodtic Author

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apple watch not tracking as exercise when I select take a walk

I have recent injuries and can not walk as fast as I did when I got my watch. It appears it will not track my walk as exercise when I select an outdoor walk. Is there some way to reset it to allow exercise time tracking on the outdoor walk selection? I have resorted to using the "other" open goal, and then it does not track distances. It works just fine for bike rides where I can still get my heart rate up. It appears it has set a higher threshold for "exercise" in my outdoor activity than I can do these days.

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 6

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 9:29 AM

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connorfromgrinnell

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Posted on Apr 9, 2020 10:07 AM

The exercise ring doesn’t measure time of a workout, it measures time of intense activity where your heart rate is above normal. So, for example, on a walk, it’s harder to get your heart rate up for a long period of time and therefore harder to get all 30 minuets of exercise credit.

For more info about how Apple Watch tracks exercise, see this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207941

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