How to set activity goals on apple watch

How to set activity goals on apple watch
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The Apple Watch helps you stay in shape with goals for active energy, stand hours, and exercise minutes. You can change each of these individually to better reflect your activity levels. Here’s how.

To change your Apple Watch activity goals, first launch the “Activity” app on your watch. You can do this either by tapping on the Activity ring complication on your current Watch face or by pressing the Digital Crown and locating the Activity app in the main menu.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

With the app open, you should see your current goals and targets represented by three colors and three rings. If you don’t see the activity ring, swipe to the right until you see it. Now scroll to the very bottom of the screen (either with the Digital Crown or using your fingers) and tap “Change Goals.”

How to set activity goals on apple watch

You can now adjust each goal in order, starting with your Move goal. Use the Digital Crown or on-screen buttons to adjust the value to your liking. Tap “Next” and you’ll be able to adjust your Exercise goal in 15-minute increments. Tap “Next” one more time to adjust your Stand goal, in hour increments.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

The ability to change your Exercise and Stand goals was added to the Apple Watch with the arrival of watchOS 7 in September 2020. Prior to this, you could only change your Move goal.

If you used watchOS 6 or earlier, you might be wondering why you can’t change your activity goals by force pressing the screen anymore. This is because Apple removed all Force Push functionality with the arrival of watchOS 7, even for older devices.

You can upgrade your Apple Watch software by opening the Watch app on your iPhone and navigating to General > Software Update. watchOS 7 requires an iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14, and an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer.

Add an Activity Ring to Your Watch Face

Adding the Activity ring complication to your preferred Watch face is the easiest way of keeping track of your goals. This is one of the most flexible complications on the Apple Watch and can be featured as a small tricolor ring or larger element with a detailed breakdown of your activity.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

With your current Watch face currently on-screen, tap and hold until you see the “Edit” option appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap “Edit” and swipe across to the “Complications” interface. Tap on a free space and scroll the Digital Crown until you find the Activity ring.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

You can also add an Activity ring to your iPhone if you want. To do this, unlock your iPhone so that you can see the Home screen. Tap and hold an icon until all of the icons start wiggling. In the top-left corner of the screen tap on the plus “+” icon.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

Choose “Activity” from the Fitness section, then choose the size and place it on your Home screen. You can move the widget around until you are happy with its placement. Learn more about using widgets on your iPhone home screen in iOS 14.

By default, your Apple Watch will set a default Move goal based on measurements like height and weight as well as your age and specified gender. You should adjust your Move goal to reflect your fitness goals and current lifestyle.

Stand and Exercise each have default goals of 12 hours and 30 minutes respectively. To reach your stand goal, you’ll need to get up and move around once every hour for at least 12 hours in your day to achieve your goal. For exercise, that’s 30 minutes of vigorous movement per day.

Your Apple Watch will automatically log exercise minutes when it detects an elevated heart rate and some kind of activity. If you use the Workouts app to log activities like walking, running, or resistance training, this will count toward your exercise goal. You’ll find these listed in the Fitness app on your iPhone.

How to set activity goals on apple watch

If you’re consistently beating your goals, you’ll probably want to increase your targets. It’s also a good idea to pay attention to your own schedule and adjust your goals as you see fit. If you workout consistently five days per week, then you might want to cut yourself some slack on your rest days by dropping your Move and Exercise targets.

The WHO recommends adults ages 18-64 do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity.

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What is a good move goal for Apple Watch?

Most people we know, including ourselves, aim for something around 600-700 as a Move target. It's a number most find is achievable, but also requires you to be active at some point in the day.

How do I change to 10000 steps on Apple Watch?

The connection between 10,000 Steps and Apple Health will be displayed in your Settings > Health > Data Access & Devices > Sources > 10,000 Steps. In this section you are able to Turn All Categories Off and disable the access if needed.

How do I change my movement goals on Apple Watch?

Here's how:.
Tap on the Activity app on your Apple Watch..
Use the Digital Crown or your finger on the screen to scroll down and tap on Change Goals..
Tap the up or down arrows until you reach the calorie goal you wish to achieve daily. Then, tap Next to set the new Move goal..
Your new Move goal takes effect immediately..

How do I fix my activity goal on Apple Watch?

To change your activity goals, you need to use the Activity app on your Watch..
Open the Activity app on your Apple Watch — its icon looks like a red, green, and blue ring..
On the first page, scroll down and tap Change Goals. Select the "Change Goals" option. ... .
Change and confirm your new Move, Exercise, and Stand goals..