Not to get personal but do you have a lot off freckles by chance? There was some issue with that I recall.
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walk! Don't know if this has been an issue here but did you calibrate your watch?
walk! Don't know if this has been an issue here but did you calibrate your watch?
My watch doesn't track general walking around and I'm in IT, but when I go out to the manufacturing floor, it starts registering a workout as long as I walk further than 3 miles or ~5 KM in one sitting. It also depends on your heart rate and how much that watch is swinging, so if you are walking your dog at an average pace and have the leash attached to your watch hand, then you might be interfering with it's "workout detection".
Saw this posted in another thread but it might help you too.
Use workout other to get full credit no matter how fast or slow you walk. Seriously, it isn't always right the way it counts for some people so workout other is a very good choice.
The apple watch was so off for exercise that I just went back to carrying the fitbit in my pocket.
Do you:
1. Press and select "End' to end the workout?
2. Scroll down and press "Save" to save it?
I always do that. No idea if it makes any difference.
1. Press and select "End' to end the workout?
2. Scroll down and press "Save" to save it?
I always do that. No idea if it makes any difference.
Its more complicated than a 'brisk walk'. I've spoken with T2 support regarding my apple watch and exercise minutes. It turns out that a 'brisk walk' is considered a 3.5mph pace. If you average 3.5mph for a full minute, you get a minute of credit. If you drop below 3.5mph at all in the minute, it starts over once you hit 3.5mph again and that previous minute does not count. So you legit have to be moving for 60 straight seconds. If you stop for 4 seconds, it doesn't count the minute.
Also, never carry anything in your apple watch hand. Otherwise it will most likely prevent it from reading a 3.5mph pace, even if you are going faster than that.
Also, never carry anything in your apple watch hand. Otherwise it will most likely prevent it from reading a 3.5mph pace, even if you are going faster than that.
Problem with "other" is that it will give you credit even if you are sitting in your chair reading.
Maybe the solution is to get a faster dog.
It's a good thing my dog can't read, or you'd be a Scooby snack..
Try a Fitbit for comparison.
I just saw a report that the pedometer in the iPhone is more accurate than the pedometer in a Fitbit..
I wear my watch on my left arm and I hold the dog's lead with my left hand. Sometimes when it is cold I keep my hand in my pocket and I never fail to get walking credit. Then again our dog likes to walk fast so we're almost always over 3.5 MPH.