There is, but it’s completely unintuitive. You have to set the unit under Active Energy in the Health app.
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International Women's Day Activity Challenge Requires Apple Watch Owners to Double Their Move Rings
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Kind of like your post.
Oh look, the challenge had an effect! I went out and met it. What did you do today to better yourself or the world?
You completly missed his point. Yes, it pushed you and a few others to do a little more and that's good. Alexgowers only meant that calling this achievement "International Women's Day" is not going to affect the state of women rights anywhere. It could have been called "8th of March" achievement and nothing would change.
Going back to topic, my goal's set at 700kcal. I do all I can to workout everyday and when I do I reach about 750-900kcal. If I didn't, I usually reach 350-400kcal. Just programmer living in a very cold place (during winters). This is going to be tough, but I'll try to do extra workout at gym in the morning.
1600 calories from *walking*?! What is your walking speed, 50mph?! Man, you put me to shame lol.
Apple has debuted a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch wearers today, this one focused on celebrating International Women's Day. To complete the challenge and earn the achievement, you'll have to double your Move ring on March 8, the day that commemorates the movement for women's rights around the world.
The award for completing the challenge will be a set of still and animated stickers you can send to friends and family members within Messages. You'll find the new Activity Challenge by opening the Activity iOS app, tapping the Achievements tab, and tapping the icon for the International Women's Day Challenge achievement, which should be located at the very top of the page.
The new challenge follows one from February that encouraged users to close their Apple Watch's exercise ring for seven days in a row as a promotion for Heart Month. Apple has regularly added Activity Challenges to the Activity app on iOS over the past few years, marking major holidays like Thanksgiving and New Year's with challenges that encouraged users to avoid staying sedentary during each holiday.
Apple Watch isn't the only area where Apple has been celebrating International Women's Day, with the company debuting a series of female-focused spotlight categories in the iTunes Movies store earlier this week on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. The "Leading Ladies" section offers films like Wonder Woman, Mean Girls, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Room for under $10 for a limited time.
In Apple Music, a "Celebrating Bold Women" card has been featured in the Browse tab for the past few days, linking subscribers to playlists, essential albums, up-and-coming artists, women who made history, and a breakdown of Leading Ladies in musical genres like pop, jazz, rock, and more.
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I am not seeing this achievement available on my Activity app. The normal monthly ones are still showing but not this special one. This also happened last month for the Valentines Day one. I had to turn on/off my watch and also reset my phone to get it to show up. I have also done that for this one. As well as making sure both devices are up to date. Still nothing. Does anyone have any ideas what I may need to do so it will show up?
Apple has debuted a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch wearers today, this one focused on celebrating International Women's Day. To complete the challenge and earn the achievement, you'll have to double your Move ring on March 8, the day that commemorates the movement for women's rights around the world.
The award for completing the challenge will be a set of still and animated stickers you can send to friends and family members within Messages. You'll find the new Activity Challenge by opening the Activity iOS app, tapping the Achievements tab, and tapping the icon for the International Women's Day Challenge achievement, which should be located at the very top of the page.
The new challenge follows one from February that encouraged users to close their Apple Watch's exercise ring for seven days in a row as a promotion for Heart Month. Apple has regularly added Activity Challenges to the Activity app on iOS over the past few years, marking major holidays like Thanksgiving and New Year's with challenges that encouraged users to avoid staying sedentary during each holiday.
Apple Watch isn't the only area where Apple has been celebrating International Women's Day, with the company debuting a series of female-focused spotlight categories in the iTunes Movies store earlier this week on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. The "Leading Ladies" section offers films like Wonder Woman, Mean Girls, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Room for under $10 for a limited time.
In Apple Music, a "Celebrating Bold Women" card has been featured in the Browse tab for the past few days, linking subscribers to playlists, essential albums, up-and-coming artists, women who made history, and a breakdown of Leading Ladies in musical genres like pop, jazz, rock, and more.
Article Link: International Women's Day Activity Challenge Requires Apple Watch Owners to Double Their Move Rings
100% TRUTH.
It's far far FAR easier and quicker, to lose weight, if you stop cramming food into your mouth, than trying to burn it off thru exercise.
Stop eating the calories and watch your body start to burn thru it's layers of fat to compensate for not enough being eaten.
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For a 130-pound person, walking briskly at a pace of 3.5 mph or walking slowly uphill burns 80 to 90calories per half-hour or 160 to 180 calories perhour. For a 200-pound person, a 3.5 mph pace burns about 120 calories per half-hour or 240 calories perhour.
So lets balance that out and go for the middle amount and say 200 calories a hour of BRISK walking
So to burn those 1600 calories that was quoted would mean 8 hours constant brisk walking per day.
Realistic you think?
It's far far FAR easier and quicker, to lose weight, if you stop cramming food into your mouth, than trying to burn it off thru exercise.
Stop eating the calories and watch your body start to burn thru it's layers of fat to compensate for not enough being eaten.
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For a 130-pound person, walking briskly at a pace of 3.5 mph or walking slowly uphill burns 80 to 90calories per half-hour or 160 to 180 calories perhour. For a 200-pound person, a 3.5 mph pace burns about 120 calories per half-hour or 240 calories perhour.
So lets balance that out and go for the middle amount and say 200 calories a hour of BRISK walking
So to burn those 1600 calories that was quoted would mean 8 hours constant brisk walking per day.
Realistic you think?
Not shown are my other activities. I walk to and from work, about 2.5 km round trip. I lift weight at lunch, good for maybe 200 cals. I walk the dog for about 3 km after work. Yesterday, since I was trying to double my goal, I climbed up and down the stairs in my aptartment building I don’t know how many times. Then another 3.5 km walk, then more stairs. So yeah, it took diligent effort to hit that. Even my default goal of 820 takes work on the weekends when I am much lazier. The whole point of the fitness trackers and challenges is to modify behaviour. If it’s thru achievements and gamification, so be it.
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Awareness is a thing. Drawing attention to an issue is a perfectly normal type of advocacy.
Indeed ... I'm finding it seriously difficult to burn 960 calories and I spend just over an hour at the gym - weight lifting no running. Maybe I should include brisk sprints to skipping. I've bested 960 3x in the last week and had to seriously rest before leaving the gym.
Ok I am going to bitch slap Apple if they EVER do this again.
My body is numb from the cold and my legs are VERY TIRED.
Good grief! Why are they making this challenge so darn hard! I want to make it as this is my first full year of owning my own business.... but doubling my move goal means 1200 calories? Hmm...seems I couldn't make this happen unless I spent my day just exercising. I have been to the gym three times this week but having two kids too which means I am pretty busy. I am doing my Cubii at work today but that will never get me to 1200 calories. Sad to fail this one!
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I am trying to get the point of all this. Was someone saying that exercise is the end all to food eating? I'm pretty sure I am well versed the food is the culprit for the vast majority of weight gain. The said... you can eat healthy food and still not be physically fit. Eating well and exercising go hand in hand. I have no issue with Apple encouraging us to get off our butts and exercise. Though I do think that this is a hard challenge to complete.
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Impressive for sure!
Ok I am going to bitch slap Apple if they EVER do this again.
My body is numb from the cold and my legs are VERY TIRED.
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I am trying to get the point of all this. Was someone saying that exercise is the end all to food eating? I'm pretty sure I am well versed the food is the culprit for the vast majority of weight gain. The said... you can eat healthy food and still not be physically fit. Eating well and exercising go hand in hand. I have no issue with Apple encouraging us to get off our butts and exercise. Though I do think that this is a hard challenge to complete.
Ok I am going to bitch slap Apple if they EVER do this again.
My body is numb from the cold and my legs are VERY TIRED.
You mad man! Well done though. I woke up to snow and gave up all aspirations of achievement.
[doublepost=1522353861][/doublepost]Why did I not get pushed this challenge? My software was up to date! This happens ALL the time.
Apple has debuted a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch wearers today, this one focused on celebrating International Women's Day. To complete the challenge and earn the achievement, you'll have to double your Move ring on March 8, the day that commemorates the movement for women's rights around the world.
The award for completing the challenge will be a set of still and animated stickers you can send to friends and family members within Messages. You'll find the new Activity Challenge by opening the Activity iOS app, tapping the Achievements tab, and tapping the icon for the International Women's Day Challenge achievement, which should be located at the very top of the page.
The new challenge follows one from February that encouraged users to close their Apple Watch's exercise ring for seven days in a row as a promotion for Heart Month. Apple has regularly added Activity Challenges to the Activity app on iOS over the past few years, marking major holidays like Thanksgiving and New Year's with challenges that encouraged users to avoid staying sedentary during each holiday.
Apple Watch isn't the only area where Apple has been celebrating International Women's Day, with the company debuting a series of female-focused spotlight categories in the iTunes Movies store earlier this week on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. The "Leading Ladies" section offers films like Wonder Woman, Mean Girls, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Room for under $10 for a limited time.
In Apple Music, a "Celebrating Bold Women" card has been featured in the Browse tab for the past few days, linking subscribers to playlists, essential albums, up-and-coming artists, women who made history, and a breakdown of Leading Ladies in musical genres like pop, jazz, rock, and more.
Article Link: International Women's Day Activity Challenge Requires Apple Watch Owners to Double Their Move Rings
Apple has debuted a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch wearers today, this one focused on celebrating International Women's Day. To complete the challenge and earn the achievement, you'll have to double your Move ring on March 8, the day that commemorates the movement for women's rights around the world.
The award for completing the challenge will be a set of still and animated stickers you can send to friends and family members within Messages. You'll find the new Activity Challenge by opening the Activity iOS app, tapping the Achievements tab, and tapping the icon for the International Women's Day Challenge achievement, which should be located at the very top of the page.
The new challenge follows one from February that encouraged users to close their Apple Watch's exercise ring for seven days in a row as a promotion for Heart Month. Apple has regularly added Activity Challenges to the Activity app on iOS over the past few years, marking major holidays like Thanksgiving and New Year's with challenges that encouraged users to avoid staying sedentary during each holiday.
Apple Watch isn't the only area where Apple has been celebrating International Women's Day, with the company debuting a series of female-focused spotlight categories in the iTunes Movies store earlier this week on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. The "Leading Ladies" section offers films like Wonder Woman, Mean Girls, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Room for under $10 for a limited time.
In Apple Music, a "Celebrating Bold Women" card has been featured in the Browse tab for the past few days, linking subscribers to playlists, essential albums, up-and-coming artists, women who made history, and a breakdown of Leading Ladies in musical genres like pop, jazz, rock, and more.
Article Link: International Women's Day Activity Challenge Requires Apple Watch Owners to Double Their Move Rings