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Why Does It Think I'm Exercising?
- Thread starter Robert M.
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The exercise ring fills up even when I'm not exercising. Is it going by my heart rate or something?
Sorry if that's a stupid question. I think the answer is yes, but I'd like to hear someone else's take
Are you walking or is it literally just while sitting around watching TV / etc?
The exercise ring fills up even when I'm not exercising. Is it going by my heart rate or something?
Sorry if that's a stupid question. I think the answer is yes, but I'd like to hear someone else's take
You burn calories regardless what you do, that's why that ring will fill up. If you do anything that's raising & challenging your heart rate, it's considered exercise, and not just by the watch, that's a general rule. So you don't have to literally exercise to fill those circles, which I think is awesome.
Makes sense, thanks.
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I'm healthy, I think it just does that. Like the person said above.
What's your BPM when you're moving around doing laundry and other similar tasks? Your at rest BPM seems good.
I stayed in almost the whole of yesterday doing work and the excersise filled in a bit, I think it said 3 minutes. There was a period where I was rushing up and downstairs multiple times, so it must've been that as I think my heart rate was 90-100 for a bit.
Resting, it's usually about 75, though I have measured it lying down and it was 57. Not really sure when you should measure it for an accurate resting reading.
Resting, it's usually about 75, though I have measured it lying down and it was 57. Not really sure when you should measure it for an accurate resting reading.
I bet the stair cases trigger it for you. Combination of spike in BPM and elevation change must trigger "user is exercising."
lifting and moving can raise and lower you heart right... think about the motions you do with laundry (loading, sorting, lifting, folding, etc) that can be seen as exercise. But, all keep in mind that just about any activity that requires movement in which the bodies heart rate changes can be called exercising.