Activity tracking feature

• What the Activity feature does
  • Activity detection
  • Where to confirm your automatically detected activities
• How to log an Activity
  • Via the Now tab (before starting the Activity)
  • Using the crown (before starting the Activity)
  • Through the Timeline (iOS only - after the activity finished)
• How to edit an Activity
• How to delete an Activity
• Activities you can log
• What’s included in your Activity Report

How does Activity tracking work

The Activity feature helps you keep track of both physical and non-physical activities. Logging activities adds context to your Timeline and can help you understand how your habits influence your well-being.

Metrics such as Heart Rate (HR), Heart Rate Zones, and Motion (movement) provide additional insight into how your body responds during an activity. These details can help you better understand the impact of your routines.

To verify if you're staying active daily, visit this article and learn all about Intense Activity.

Activity detection

Walking, cycling, and running are automatically detected and labeled.

If you want to track an activity other than these three, you can log it manually or edit an automatically detected activity if it’s incorrect to ensure accuracy.

Where to confirm your automatically detected activities

1. Go to the Timeline tab.

2. At the top of any chart, you’ll see colorless icons that represent your logged activities (e.g., walking, cycling, dancing).

3. Tap any icon to confirm the activity. Here you can also edit or delete the activity if needed.

1. Go to the Now tab.

2. Tap the + icon at the bottom right.

3. Select Start Activity.

4. Choose a category. A name will automatically show based on your category selection. You can always edit it if you wish, by tapping the pencil icon.

5. Choose whether to enable Activity Vibrations that can alert you when:

   • Your Heart Rate (HR) exceeds a set threshold

   • You enter a specific HR zone. Activity vibrations are currently available on iOS only.

6.  Decide if you want to track your location during the Activity. Please note that this information won't be shared with our server.

7. Tap Start to begin.

When you’re done

1. Tap the Stop icon.

2. Review your activity details. You can edit:

   • Name

   • Category

   • Start and end times

3. Tap Finish to save.

4. The Activity Report will open automatically.

Using the crown (before starting the Activity)

• Double-press the NOWATCH crown to log an activity quickly.

Through the Timeline (iOS only - after the activity finished)

1. Open the Timeline tab.
2. Move the cursor to the correct time on any chart.
3. Tap the + icon.
4. Select Log an activity.

This method is helpful if you want to log an activity after it has happened. Make sure to adjust your start and end times.

How to edit an Activity

1. Go to the Timeline screen.

2. Tap the blue-filled Activity icon at the top of the Reactivity Monitor chart.

3. Tap Edit at the top of the screen. 

4. Make the necessary adjustments.

5. Tap Save & Update Report

How to delete an Activity

1. Go to the Timeline screen.

2. Tap the blue-filled Activity icon at the top of the Reactivity Monitor chart.

3. When the Activity Report opens, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete activity.

Or:

1. Tap Edit activity (top right).

2. Tap Delete activity below the category section.

Activities you can log

You can log any activity that helps you give context to your Timeline, whether it’s a workout, a hobby, or a daily task.

What’s included in your Activity Report

Once you finish or end an activity, you'll get an activity report with several metrics for a closer look at your performance. Continue reading to see what metrics will become available in the report.

Heart Rate Zones (red, orange, and yellow lines)

Shows your heart rate in beats per minute throughout the activity and the zones (1–5) you reached.

Motion (green line)

Shows movement intensity, from rest to light, mild, moderate, or vigorous activity, and how it relates to your heart rate. Motion is currently available on iOS only.

Heart Rate stats

• Max HR: Highest heart rate reached

• Avg HR: Average heart rate

• Min HR: Lowest heart rate recorded

Time / Percentage in HR zones

A breakdown of how long you spent in each zone and what percentage of the session this represents.

Steps

Total steps taken during the activity (e.g., walking or running).

Cadence

Steps per minute (SPM) during walking or running.