This is why the fitness feature on the  Watch is no good for me.

[menace3]

I’ve used gymholic, Apple workouts, workouts++ each for a week. They all move the rings to about the same spots. Though have to consider how much energy I used, time of day etc. seems they are all the same as far as counting my mover and exercise goals. However gymholic and workouts++ have other cool features.

 

[Bosechris]

If I understand : if you don’t walk all the day and you do weightlifting; the activities circles will not be full ?

 

[menace3]

If I understand : if you don’t walk all the day and you do weightlifting; the activities circles will not be full ?

depends what you activity goal is and how long you workout. I've done a 2-hour lifting session and it has closed. All depends on how vigorous your training is.

 

[northernbaldy]

I take mine off in the gym, it gets in the way
Especially when using kettlebells or boxing
I did try wearing on the inside of my wrist for a while, but now I just take it off.
It’s a shame that the work out tracking doesn’t doesn’t work with the watch off your wrist but connected to a Bluetooth heart rate monitor

 

[Bosechris]

I don’t really understand.
So the 3 circles are for activities and if exercises are not inside the circles.
How is it possible to know all the calories that you have burned in the day ?

 

[akash.nu]

I don’t really understand.
So the 3 circles are for activities and if exercises are not inside the circles.
How is it possible to know all the calories that you have burned in the day ?

Any fitness trackers like that are only good at tracking cardio related exercises. So the rings will work well for things like standing, walking, running, rowing etc.

Any other type of exercise which is not directly measurable by the same data points, can’t be tracked accurately. Example - strength training.

Having said that, I’ve doing a video on YouTube where the guy says that heart elevation measurement during strength training is pretty good on Apple Watch.

 

[ftaok]

I take mine off in the gym, it gets in the way
Especially when using kettlebells or boxing
I did try wearing on the inside of my wrist for a while, but now I just take it off.
It’s a shame that the work out tracking doesn’t doesn’t work with the watch off your wrist but connected to a Bluetooth heart rate monitor

What if you turned off wrist detection and selected an "Other" workout with the watch in your pocket while wearing a BT HRM?

Alternatively, there's an AW holder that allows you to wear the AW up higher on your arm, like around the bicep area. That way, the sensor remains on your skin and the AW stays active.

 

[mindsaspire]

Weight lifters and body builders, do you use any fitness feature of the watch or any other wearable fitness tracker for that matter?

I'm the developer of an app called Gym Log+ which is specifically geared towards weightlifting and bodybuilding. Along with the main iPhone app, there is an Apple Watch companion app as well. The Gym Log+ Apple Watch app will contribute to your Activity rings and save your workouts to Apple Health, so you should see your Move and Exercise rings update when using the app to log your workouts. Personally, for me aside from the Activity rings, I just find it more convenient to be able to see my past workout when doing my current workout so I can match or exceed my last reps/sets (progressive overload) from my wrist at a quick glance rather than messing with my iPhone.

 

[akash.nu]

I'm the developer of an app called Gym Log+ which is specifically geared towards weightlifting and bodybuilding. Along with the main iPhone app, there is an Apple Watch companion app as well. The Gym Log+ Apple Watch app will contribute to your Activity rings and save your workouts to Apple Health, so you should see your Move and Exercise rings update when using the app to log your workouts. Personally, for me aside from the Activity rings, I just find it more convenient to be able to see my past workout when doing my current workout so I can match or exceed my last reps/sets (progressive overload) from my wrist at a quick glance rather than messing with my iPhone.

Nice one. Downloaded. Will give it a go.

 

[mindsaspire]

Nice one. Downloaded. Will give it a go.

Awesome—hope you like it and that it works for you!

 

[northernbaldy]

What if you turned off wrist detection and selected an "Other" workout with the watch in your pocket while wearing a BT HRM?

Alternatively, there's an AW holder that allows you to wear the AW up higher on your arm, like around the bicep area. That way, the sensor remains on your skin and the AW stays active.

I might try wearing it on my ankle!