You can set specific goals based on length of time, calories burned, or distance. In addition to keeping track of your daily activities, Apple Watch will help you monitor your workouts. Toggle the switches for each reminder on or off according to your desire.If you'd rather not get notifications, you can turn some or all of them off. Adjust your goal according to your realistic ability.Īpple Watch will send you friendly reminders about your daily activities.Firmly press on the display screen until you see a prompt to change your move goal.However, you can manually change them whenever you like.
#How to keep on track of my fitness update#
Tap an achievement to see your progress.Īpple Watch will update your goals every Monday based on your previous week's activities.Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.You can keep track of which achievements you've earned in the Apple Watch app. You will earn achievements for completing fitness goals, like working out every day of the week, doubling your daily move goal, and completing all of your activity goals for the entire week. Some watch faces include Activity as a complication option, letting you see your miniature activity rings at any time and access the Activity app with a tap right from there. Or, you can view the information on the Activity app on your iPhone.Swipe up on an activity or turn the Digital Crown to see the activity as a graph.Tap the Glance to open the Activity App.Swipe up on the Watch face, then swipe to the Activity Glances.The idea is to get away from your desk for a minute, whether you are standing or sitting, and the Apple Watch wants to see you up and around in at least 12 hours of your day. Even if you are at a standing desk, you will be reminded. Once per hour, Apple Watch will remind you to take a walk for a minute. The Stand ring is there to remind you that you need to move your body. However, if you were to skip to his or her office, you might make some progress on your Exercise ring. So, a leisurely stroll to your boss' office across the building does not count. Brisk exercise means movement that gets your heart rate up. The Exercise ring tracks how many minutes of brisk activity you have completed in a day. During the setup process, you choose your typical level of activity to get a ballpark movement goal, adjust it manually if you wish, and then let the Apple Watch tweak things over time. However, if you regularly walk 12,000 steps in a day, your Move ring will be harder to fill. So, if you are fairly sedentary, a short walk up and down a few flights of stairs will help you on your way to filling in your ring. Depending on how regularly you get around, Apple Watch will adjust your goals. The Move ring tracks calories you've burned by moving. When you take a brisk walk, run, or take a spin class, your movement heart rate data will be tracked on your Activity Rings. Once the information is entered, Apple Watch will do the monitoring for you. Or, use the Apple Watch app on your iPhone to enter the information, under the "Health" section of the app.Turn the Digital Crown to set the information and tap to Continue.Enter your personal information (gender, age, weight, and height).Swipe left to the "Move, Exercise, and Stand" screen and tap Get Started.Whether you are sitting around doing nothing, or participating in a decathlon, Apple Watch knows your movements and will keep you informed. Thanks to the motion sensors built into Apple Watch, it's always keeping track of your movement when it's on your wrist.