Post your Apple Watch work out/ Activity rings!

[BrodieApple]

Went for a 25 minute walk tonight, tracked in the Workout app, with my kids and it credited me 7 minutes of walking in the activity app. That's disappointing. We did only average about a 20/min mile, my kids are little, but still. It's walking. It should count for something.

Walking isn't a workout. That would contribute to your activity rings though.

 

[iluvgadgets]

Completed another month!!

 

[BlueMoon63]

Went for a 25 minute walk tonight, tracked in the Workout app, with my kids and it credited me 7 minutes of walking in the activity app. That's disappointing. We did only average about a 20/min mile, my kids are little, but still. It's walking. It should count for something.

Forget what other people say, waking is a workout and with kids is really a workout. If you don't start a workout for outdoor walk, the watch will use arm movement to gauge speed and if it isn't enough, it won't count.

If I walk by myself without the workout app, I get credit for every minute. If I walk with my wife, I get a few minutes of credit. If we hold hands with the hand that has the watch, I get even less. Just start a outdoor walk workout because it is a workout, just not enough to count/register.

If I work on my yard and haul dirt and bags of mulch, I sometimes get about 10 minutes of exercise minutes per half hour and calories far less than the effort I give. It should be smart enough I guess, but all devices have some limitation. Most will give me hours of working out when I ride my riding lawnmower or take my boat out on the lake.

 

[Julien]

A little OT but here is my Peachtree 10K Road Race results from today. Out of 13 it looks like my 2ed slowest (I had a knee injury 4 years ago). It was VERY humid, hot and windy (excuses, excuses ,excuses ). My official time was 49:45 and I started my Watch several seconds before crossing the starting line. I stayed right most of the time and that added a little to my distance.

 

[profets]

^Just under a 5min/km pace is impressive with those conditions!

 

[Julien]

^Just under a 5min/km pace is impressive with those conditions!

To qualify for A next year I will still have to run a 10K race in under 45:24 (or 5K/21:53 under) provided they don't tighten the standards like they have the last 3 years.

 

[Suture]

Good run! I haven't tried using the default activity app for runs. I should check it out to see what it does and doesn't do. I've been flip flopping around between Runkeeper and Runtastic.

 

[Julien]

Good run! I haven't tried using the default activity app for runs. I should check it out to see what it does and doesn't do. I've been flip flopping around between Runkeeper and Runtastic.

You can use the Workout app on your Watch and run Runkeeper or Runtastic on your iPhone. I run Nike+ on my iPhone too. So I have 3 recordings of each run. I also upload to Runkeeper, Strava and Digifit.

 

[BarracksSi]

To qualify for A next year I will still have to run a 10K race in under 45:24 (or 5K/21:53 under) provided they don't tighten the standards like they have the last 3 years.

That's pretty fast. My best 3-mile so far was around 21:30. I wanted to die.

 

[profets]

Pretty good day yesterday. Early morning bike, most of the day prepping and painting a few rooms, busy/late evening out at a soccer game. I think it's just the 2nd time I've hit 20 standing hours.

 

[Julien]

Phosphorus done.

 

[profets]

Damnit, I slacked on the 22nd (slept in and missed my swim, remember it clearly, lol):

 

[Cycling Asia]

I thought I would share my regular saturday morning bike ride:



At the end of the day, my total energy used was 18,726 Kj (or over 2 days worth).

 

[profets]

I thought I would share my regular saturday morning bike ride:

View attachment 643078

At the end of the day, my total energy used was 18,726 Kj (or over 2 days worth).

Awesome, nearly 90km. You do that every saturday morning? Interesting seeing the move metric shown in KJ instead of calories.

 

[Julien]

Sweet 16

 

[The Doctor11]

I did pretty well today.

 

[profets]

I think it's only the 2nd or 3rd time filling the whole month.

Used the watch throughout an entire triathlon yesterday:

 

[Julien]

I think it's only the 2nd or 3rd time filling the whole month.

Used the watch throughout an entire triathlon yesterday:

Good job and off to a great start for this month. I have always wished to do a tri. Weird but after I run about 10 miles I have had enough and just don't seem to have the mental stamana to keep going. Also I'm a poor swimmer and a below average biker. I actually don't care much for biking but I may be coming down with planter fasciitis (2ed time) and may be 'forced' to ride. I did a 25 mile ride Saturday as a 'test' and it was hard.

 

[profets]

Good job and off to a great start for this month. I have always wished to do a tri. Weird but after I run about 10 miles I have had enough and just don't seem to have the mental stamana to keep going. Also I'm a poor swimmer and a below average biker. I actually don't care much for biking but I may be coming down with planter fasciitis (2ed time) and may be 'forced' to ride. I did a 25 mile ride Saturday as a 'test' and it was hard.

Thanks! Well, the good thing is you finish with the run when doing a tri. It's a cool feeling to mix up the 3 sports in an event, compared to say a half or full marathon. For swimming or cycling - if you keep practicing it'll get easier. That plantar fasciitis isn't fun. I've had it once, years ago. I know that pain - hopefully it improves soon! I actually woke up with a painful groin injury the morning after the tri. Busy day of commuting for a few work project, and the pain when I walked, I had a brutal day where I barely filled in my rings

 

[Julien]

...I actually woke up with a painful groin injury the morning after the tri.....

Once over 30 or so if you wake up and don't feel at least a little soothing sore you will know your are dead.

Had planter fasciitis about 4 to 5 years ago (other foot) and it was chronic. Hope I got to it early this time and can proactively treat it. Luckily I'm a very tough wimp.

 

[profets]

Once over 30 or so if you wake up and don't feel at least a little soothing sore you will know your are dead.

Had planter fasciitis about 4 to 5 years ago (other foot) and it was chronic. Hope I got to it early this time and can proactively treat it. Luckily I'm a very tough wimp.

Yup, that sounds about right! Haha.

 

[Julien]

A little early but what wait on tomorrow for lucky:

Also any newbies doing anything?

 

[BlueMoon63]

A little early but what wait on tomorrow for lucky:

Also any newbies doing anything?

[/QU

A little early but what wait on tomorrow for lucky:

Also any newbies doing anything?

You are my hero. You also make me feel incredibly lazy even though we may be close to the same age. I workout 5 times a week and still feel horrible compared to you.

 

[The Doctor11]

I did alright.

 

[Julien]

... even though we may be close to the same age....

So you are about 22 too? Although if your user names indicates how many blue moons you have been through that would put you closer to 175.