I know that when I don't have an active "workout" running, my Apple watch will still compute active calories burned which count towards my "move goal" by using the accelerometer to measure my steps. As I understand it, when a workout is not active, my step count and rate of stepping is used to calculate my calories burned rather than the GPS and heart rate data which would be used during a workout.
I am wondering if the Apple watch also uses flights of stairs to calculate my active calories.
For example, if I walk around town at my average pace for 15 minutes I get about 50 calories towards my move goal, but what if I was to walk up stairs for 15 minutes? My heart would pump a lot faster and I'd burn a lot of calories, but the older generation of APple watches wouldn't differentiate this from walking on flat ground, and if an exercise mode was not engaged then it wouldn't look at my heart rate.
With an Apple Watch Series 3, will general every day activity which involves stairs accrue more calories towards my move goal than an Apple Watch Series 2?
I am wondering if the Apple watch also uses flights of stairs to calculate my active calories.
For example, if I walk around town at my average pace for 15 minutes I get about 50 calories towards my move goal, but what if I was to walk up stairs for 15 minutes? My heart would pump a lot faster and I'd burn a lot of calories, but the older generation of APple watches wouldn't differentiate this from walking on flat ground, and if an exercise mode was not engaged then it wouldn't look at my heart rate.
With an Apple Watch Series 3, will general every day activity which involves stairs accrue more calories towards my move goal than an Apple Watch Series 2?
