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Active calories will be estimated at a rate equivalent to a brisk walk or based on data recorded by the heart rate sensor, whichever is higher.
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This will credit one minute of Exercise for each full minute of the workout. If you would prefer to receive Exercise credit for the full duration of workouts, regardless of their estimated intensity levels, then track them via the Workout app using "Other" as the activity type. Apple suggests tightening your Apple Watch band before workouts and loosening it again afterwards:
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Resetting your calibration data and following detailed instructions for calibrating your Apple Watch can be equally as helpful for Series 2 & 3 models and will not erase your Activity history:Ĭalibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Supportįor the best performance from your Apple Watch - including the most accurate readings from the heart rate sensor, which is used continually during workouts - be sure to wear your Apple Watch snugly (but not too tightly) during general daily wear and during any workouts. More information and detailed instructions are available via the link below. Resetting your existing calibration data and recalibrating your Apple Watch may help to improve the accuracy of activity-related estimations. For other models, it may help to take your iPhone along, with Location Services enabled.ĭuring general daily wear and when using the Workout app to record relevant workouts (ie where arm motion is involved) when GPS data is either not relevant or not available, the Activity app and Workout app track your arm motion (measured by the accelerometer) when estimating results including progress towards the Exercise goal.įor the best results, allow the arm on which you are wearing your watch to swing naturally as you move around during daily wear and to move as expected during workouts.

When recording specific fitness activities, be sure to use the Workout app (or a third-party app that shares data to Health) and to choose the activity type that most closely matches your workout, including choosing Other for any workouts that are neither included within nor sufficiently similar to those in the main list. On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Health > Edit - tap and adjust items, then tap on Done. Whilst Apple has not published details of the algorithm that determines when activity is deemed to meet the required intensity level, the definition does vary by person and depends on your personal information.
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The discrepancy in the results recorded by your watches may be explained by differences in how you each move your arms and/or by the availability of Location Services data and/or by differences in your personal information.
