It’s easy to customize and change your Activity goals at any time to make them more challenging or realistic.
How to Change Your Activity Goals
The Activity app makes it easy to customize one activity goal or all three.
How to View the Number of Steps You’ve Taken in a Day
The Apple Watch tracks steps and stairs climbed, but unlike the Fitbit and some other activity trackers, this is not its primary function. Instead, the Apple Watch applies this data toward your Move and Exercise goals. To check your current step and stair-climbing count, launch the Activity app on your Apple Watch, then scroll down to view your current total steps, total distance, and flights climbed.
Check Your Weekly Activity Summary on the Apple Watch
If you prefer a weekly breakdown of your activity, it’s easy to access this information.
How to Turn Apple Watch Activity Notifications On or Off
If you don’t want to be prompted to work out, or if you turned off some notifications and want to reset them, it’s easy to adjust Activity app notifications using your iPhone.
How to Check Your Apple Watch Activity Awards
The Apple Watch Activity app lets you earn awards for various personal records, streaks, and milestones. To view any current awards, launch the Activity app on your Apple Watch and swipe left to open the Awards screen. Tap an Award to view details.
How to Start an Apple Watch Workout
The Apple Watch Workout app makes it easy to track your workouts, with this data going toward your Move, Exercise, and Stand goals. The Workout app even tracks your heart rate during exercise as well as the number of active calories burned. Here’s how to start a workout.
