Apps Activity not properly registering workout?

[nieks]

Hi!

I just finished a workout: a 35 minute walk, outdoors. I used my Watch to track it. However, when I look at my rings for today, it shows only 12 minutes of workout, half of those took place early this morning. Should my green ring not be more than completely filled by now? It normally should, after 30 minutes of (intense) activity.

Today's rings so far:

And the workout:

 

[millerj123]

For a walk to count as exercise it has to be brisk, with your heart rate above a certain threshold, somewhere between 110 and 130.

 

[nieks]

Ah, and apparently my watch registered an average of 105 bpm. Could it be that my band is not tight enough to accurately register my heartbeat?

 

[ftaok]

The 105 bpm is probably accurate. The likely culprit is that you were walking too slowly. For us Americans, you averaged about 3 mph. In my experience, I need to get to about 3.5 mph for the Excercise Ring to count. My HR doesn't matter much if I'm at that speed (typically 100 to 105 bpm) ... not that the HR does factor in to the Red Ring.

 

[oeagleo]

The 105 bpm is probably accurate. The likely culprit is that you were walking too slowly. For us Americans, you averaged about 3 mph. In my experience, I need to get to about 3.5 mph for the Excercise Ring to count. My HR doesn't matter much if I'm at that speed (typically 100 to 105 bpm) ... not that the HR does factor in to the Red Ring.

I DO wish that Apple would define their version of "Brisk Walk", as a percentage of maximum heart rate like other apps do, (ie. Garmin, Suunto). I do mall walks because my knees won't deal with runs, and when the air outside doesn't allow outside walks. Like yesterday, I did a walk that had my average heart rate at 112, (I'm a 70 year old male), and average speed of 2.0 MPH. I still got a full 43 minutes of exercise ring. However, sometimes, I'll have even higher heart rate, and speed, and it won't register as much. To see a "target" goal of heart rate would be so beneficial for folks such as me that I can't see why Apple doesn't define their exercise as more than a "brisk walk". What's "brisk" to me may be a snails pace to someone else.

 

[ftaok]

I DO wish that Apple would define their version of "Brisk Walk", as a percentage of maximum heart rate like other apps do, (ie. Garmin, Suunto). I do mall walks because my knees won't deal with runs, and when the air outside doesn't allow outside walks. Like yesterday, I did a walk that had my average heart rate at 112, (I'm a 70 year old male), and average speed of 2.0 MPH. I still got a full 43 minutes of exercise ring. However, sometimes, I'll have even higher heart rate, and speed, and it won't register as much. To see a "target" goal of heart rate would be so beneficial for folks such as me that I can't see why Apple doesn't define their exercise as more than a "brisk walk". What's "brisk" to me may be a snails pace to someone else.

I hear you brother. It's just that's not Apple's style. They don't (and really haven't in a long time) cater to data nuts like us.

For 99% of the population, it's enough to have the 3 rings and not worry about it too much. If you don't fill up the ring, move faster ... that's Apple's philosophy.