My new Apple Watch has not recorded a complete workout any time I have tried, including when I am simply going for a walk. It constantly pauses. Does anyone else have this issue?
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Apple Watch Series 10, watchOS 11
Unless you use "Other" or "Yoga" workouts, I have heard that, according to Apple Support, for the activity ring to register your Outdoor Walk workout you need to maintain a speed of approximately 3.3 mph or faster and increase your heart rate to approximately 75% of your High Heart Rate (from the iPhone Watch > Heart app). This definition of a "brisk walk" is to encourage you to put more effort into the walk, (For an Outdoor Cycle its is 9.8 MPH (or 16 KPH) and 75% of your High Heart Rate.) If you slow down or pause, the watch will stop giving you exercise credit, It will still measure your steps and calories burnt but will not give you any credit towards the exercise ring or workout app. A brisk walk speed is different for everybody as the watch takes into account your age, sex, weight, and heart rate which is why it is important to calibrate the watch and have the correct details set up in the Health app,
I can't vouch for any of those specific numbers, but I'm sure there is some kind of criteria you have to accomplish for a "minute of exercise" to be counted as an "exercise minute. See the "Make sure that you earn Move and Exercise credit" section in:
Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support
You should also make sure your watch is calibrated:
Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support
The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:
How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If you still need help, contact Apple Support.
Any chance there are tattoos beneath the sensors?
Thanks for your reply. I do yoga, kickbox, box, paddle, run, swim, walk, hike and more and in a number of those activities my heart rate is more than high enough for it to be registering for between 45-60+ mins so exertion rates aren't the problem. It just repeatedly pauses the workout. The whole reason I purchased this watch was to record workouts and track recovery and VO2Max because I am training for something.
I'll try the pairing/unpairing that you recommend
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Why does my Apple Watch Series 10 keep pausing during workouts?
