April 2023 Activity Challenge

[PinkyMacGodess]

My current goal is 45 min of exercise a day so does this mean just do 90 min or do I need to change my goal to 90 min? I did 103 min yesterday and it still says I have completed 0 days. Sorry if this is a dumb questions. I’m new to actually trying to get the monthly challenges.

To count the effort, the Fitness app needs the data from an app that reports 'exercise' data to the Apple Health app. Some apps don't feed data, and some only do if you go into the actual app on the iPhone. I use Strava as a repository of my activities, for example, and it seems to only feed data if I open it, and then open the Fitness app on my iPhone. It updates almost immediately once Fitness is open, but if I forget, I 'lose' the day.

Did that make sense/help?

Oh, 90 minutes? If you want to do the minimum, 45 minutes is all you are likely to need. Some apps, and possibly the Fitness app itself have conditions on what counts as 'activity'. Supposedly, if your heart rate isn't elevated past a certain point, it doesn't count. I ride bikes, and often ride indoors and have noticed that if I do a really (really) light ride, some part of that time is not counted as an 'activity'. It's likely judged to be 'background noise' and not part of the actual activity. ie: I would do an hour ride, and get credit for around 50 minutes of 'activity', not the full 60.

One benefit of the new update for the Apple Watch is that it will show the status of your activity rings so you can judge how much more 'activity' you need to get the day.

 

[vrj9]

My current goal is 45 min of exercise a day so does this mean just do 90 min or do I need to change my goal to 90 min? I did 103 min yesterday and it still says I have completed 0 days. Sorry if this is a dumb questions. I’m new to actually trying to get the monthly challenges.

The badge not updating happens pretty often. You completed the goal correctly, so it should give you credit. In my experience, killing all apps and then restarting both your phone and your watch should fix it.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

The badge not updating happens pretty often. You completed the goal correctly, so it should give you credit. In my experience, killing all apps and then restarting both your phone and your watch should fix it.

But the key is to do it with an app that reports the session to the Health app. Tuesday I walked for a couple of miles, and the Fitness app had none of it. I thought it would automagically record it, but it didn't do it. I 'lost' the day. Oh well...

 

[vrj9]

But the key is to do it with an app that reports the session to the Health app. Tuesday I walked for a couple of miles, and the Fitness app had none of it. I thought it would automagically record it, but it didn't do it. I 'lost' the day. Oh well...

Oh, I didn't realize they recorded with an app that doesn't report to Health! That's my mistake. Sorry!

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Oh, I didn't realize they recorded with an app that doesn't report to Health! That's my mistake. Sorry!

The Apple Watch will record directly if you start an activity. It will also record if your heart rate reaches a certain level. And some apps (and devices) don't work with the Apple Watch, but if the data can be synced to an app like Strava, that data should be able to be imported to the Apple Watch, and its Fitness app. Like I may have said before, I ride indoor trainers, and the data from those rides goes to Strava. I have to open Strava on my iPhone to get it to push to the Fitness app, and opening the Fitness app shows the effort in the rings. It's not quite automagic, but once you have an app that works in Apple's system, it should all work (pending a programming issue, or bug)...

 

[5105973]

I just have to close my rings for 14 days. Apparently I’ve got 7 days done. That’s not bad, given I was slowed down by a painful autoimmune flare up for some of those days. Apple has learned not to expect much from me.

 

[ukbootlegs]

I’ve found the last 6 months, since the last major os update. The challenges are ridiculously easy. They aren’t a challenge at all. Before the update, I would struggle each month and actually find myself not looking forward to see what the next challenge brought.

for example
June 22 3530 exercise minutes
july 22 so hard I didn’t achieve it
august 22. 259.8km for the month
september 22 so hard I didn’t achieve it
oct 22 5 yoga workouts
nov 22 7.9km 14 times
dec 22 double move goal twice
jan 23 69 exercise minutes 14 times
feb 23 10 yoga workouts
march 23 931 calories 14 times
april 23 8.1km 14 times

my wife has the same issue. They’ve gone from bloody hard to too easy

 

[ukbootlegs]

I just have to close my rings for 14 days. Apparently I’ve got 7 days done. That’s not bad, given I was slowed down by a painful autoimmune flare up for some of those days. Apple has learned not to expect much from me.

May I ask what autoimmune? I have myasthenia gravis

 

[chriswhv6]

April complete 😎

 

[5105973]

May I ask what autoimmune? I have myasthenia gravis

May I ask what autoimmune? I have myasthenia gravis

No comprehensive diagnosis unfortunately. Different specialists are treating symptoms in different parts of me.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Somehow I missed a couple of days, so still have to wait until after the weekend to hit this one.

 

[webbuzz]

April is done.

 

[Cunir]

I only bought my watch in March so I had something nice and easy - I only had to hit the stand target twice. Even I can manage that one

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Finished my challenge Friday which was getting 53 exercise minutes 14 times.

 

[Kaylor]

Done with plenty of time to spare.

 

[Runs For Fun]

Tada! 🎉

 

[Runs For Fun]

Oh wow, don't know how I missed this one from back in January.

 

[allonym]

Not very challenging, but good to have it done 😃

 

[Apple fanboy]

Another easy month.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Oh wow, don't know how I missed this one from back in January.

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Well done!

 

[kevinp8192]

Question...my monthly challenge this month said something to the effect of "This month it's all about consistency. Close your Move ring for 16 days in a row to get this badge." So for the first few days (4-5) I did it, and I could go to the badge and it was say "you currently have 4 of 16." But I had to stop for 3 days for getting sick. No big deal...there were still 22 days in April, so I got back on it and have closed all my rings 10 days in row, only 6 more to go. HOWEVER, the badge is now gone. I can no longer scroll over and see my status for this badge, it's completely gone. I've noticed this happened before when it is no longer possible to complete a challenge, because there are not enough days left in the month. I only need 6 more days and there are 12 more days in April. Am I screwed? It seems the challenge is gone. It didn't say anything about completing the FIRST 16 days of the month. Only 16 in a row...

 

[chriswhv6]

Question...my monthly challenge this month said something to the effect of "This month it's all about consistency. Close your Move ring for 16 days in a row to get this badge." So for the first few days (4-5) I did it, and I could go to the badge and it was say "you currently have 4 of 16." But I had to stop for 3 days for getting sick. No big deal...there were still 22 days in April, so I got back on it and have closed all my rings 10 days in row, only 6 more to go. HOWEVER, the badge is now gone. I can no longer scroll over and see my status for this badge, it's completely gone. I've noticed this happened before when it is no longer possible to complete a challenge, because there are not enough days left in the month. I only need 6 more days and there are 12 more days in April. Am I screwed? It seems the challenge is gone. It didn't say anything about completing the FIRST 16 days of the month. Only 16 in a row...

Have you tried force closing the Fitness App on the iPhone and/or restarting your iPhone?

I think or me once i had a challenge disappear mid way through it as well and after i forced closed and did a restart they re-appeared for me.

Hope so this can fix it for you also if you havnt tried it already.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Question...my monthly challenge this month said something to the effect of "This month it's all about consistency. Close your Move ring for 16 days in a row to get this badge." So for the first few days (4-5) I did it, and I could go to the badge and it was say "you currently have 4 of 16." But I had to stop for 3 days for getting sick. No big deal...there were still 22 days in April, so I got back on it and have closed all my rings 10 days in row, only 6 more to go. HOWEVER, the badge is now gone. I can no longer scroll over and see my status for this badge, it's completely gone. I've noticed this happened before when it is no longer possible to complete a challenge, because there are not enough days left in the month. I only need 6 more days and there are 12 more days in April. Am I screwed? It seems the challenge is gone. It didn't say anything about completing the FIRST 16 days of the month. Only 16 in a row...

Touch the 'Show More' link at the bottom and see all of your awards (and only awards that you have gotten, or are in the process of getting).

The main screen only shows 3 badges, if I follow your comment right. I did have one that said 'in a row', and they mean EVERY DAY for the number of days. Skip a day, you start at zero again, and if there aren't enough days to possibly get the award, it disappears. It's heartless, but sympathetic in that it's not taunging me with the badge I have no chance of getting because I missed a single day. The 'Show More' was how I found out I passed 2,000 Move Goals.

 

[kevinp8192]

Have you tried force closing the Fitness App on the iPhone and/or restarting your iPhone?

I think or me once i had a challenge disappear mid way through it as well and after i forced closed and did a restart they re-appeared for me.

Hope so this can fix it for you also if you havnt tried it already.

Touch the 'Show More' link at the bottom and see all of your awards (and only awards that you have gotten, or are in the process of getting).

The main screen only shows 3 badges, if I follow your comment right. I did have one that said 'in a row', and they mean EVERY DAY for the number of days. Skip a day, you start at zero again, and if there aren't enough days to possibly get the award, it disappears. It's heartless, but sympathetic in that it's not taunging me with the badge I have no chance of getting because I missed a single day. The 'Show More' was how I found out I passed 2,000 Move Goals.

Thanks for replying and the suggestions! I did a full reset on my watch, and it did not show (see screen shot of monthly challenges). Also, I've been consistent for the last 10 days in a row, and I only need to go for 6 more...(today is the 19th in the morning, I haven't worked out yet.). All I can guess is that I needed to do the *first* 16 days? But it did not specify that. Otherwise, it's a bug. As you can tell, I'm pretty conscientious about my monthly challenges. It's not a huge deal if I don't get the April one, it's just...you know how it is.
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[chriswhv6]

Thanks for replying and the suggestions! I did a full reset on my watch, and it did not show (see screen shot of monthly challenges). Also, I've been consistent for the last 10 days in a row, and I only need to go for 6 more...(today is the 19th in the morning, I haven't worked out yet.). All I can guess is that I needed to do the *first* 16 days? But it did not specify that. Otherwise, it's a bug. As you can tell, I'm pretty conscientious about my monthly challenges. It's not a huge deal if I don't get the April one, it's just...you know how it is.
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Ohh that's a bummer indeed. I was hoping the force reset might have fixed it for you sorry it didnt.

Here's hoping by some miracle it will correct it self as you complete it in the background and it appears maybe??