The Best Way to Close Your Rings on Apple Watch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- With New Years Resolutions of getting in shape just around the corner, you probably need something to keep you going to make a difference. Whether you're motivated by the gamified nature of the Apple Watch or by the competition with a friend, the Apple Watch can be the perfect companion to keep you on track and building your fitness.
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What I don’t like about is that it doesn’t account for a rest day, a proper rest day. I’ve noticed I feel kinda guilty when I have a day off and dot go out etc. I don’t want to manipulate the goal to just close the ring, but equally it would be nice for the developers to “allow” occasional day off and help people to keep it balanced. That’s just my opinion though.
This is where finding a good balance is really key. If your goal requires an intense workout, rest days will kill your streak.
If your goal is set to something more casually achievable, you can have a rest day, walk to get a coffee or take a short walk, and still hit your goal.
Exercising doesn’t have to be high intensity every day. Doing yoga or taking a walk counts, too.
I have had my watch 11 months and could never get my exercise ring completed without feeling like I was going to die. I was so missing my Fitbit for a while there. But then I re-checked all the settings this week and found out they now have an option for people who are on calcium channel blockers that lower heart rate and blood pressure. I have been closing my rings for five days now and that feels so motivating. I have my goals at 30 minutes exercise, 650 cal and 12 hour stand goal.
Oh my I relate to this. I had a Fitbit for 10 years and moved to Apple Watch for the other features and couldn’t adjust to not being step focused. It’s been 18 months and I’m only now getting to grips, or should I say making the effort to get to grips with the rings. I’ve just ignored them. However since I started paying conscious attention what they actually mean and how they work, I’ve found them super motivational
My move goal is set to 610. I usually meet it. From time to time I will get 200%, but I really have to push myself. Closing rings is really fulfilling 😎
My move goal is also set to 610. I find it’s a very realistic, attainable goal 👍🏼🤓
610 club!!!
I keep my goal @ 300 active cals bc if I see more than that, my anxiety level is WAYYYYY up! Even though I go above that everyday. It’s a mind thing for me. I get over 10k steps a day. & I exercise at least 30 mins/day; when I see the 3 rings closed, it excites me 🤣
Thanks! This helped quite a bit. I dint know the fitness goals were customizable. Great video!!
I am still in my first year of Apple Watch. I was at 500, moved to 600 for a few months, and recently 610. I think I will move back to 500 and go for 200% goal. Thanks for the video.
I had mine at 600 but when quarantine began I reduced it to 450 to make it easier since gyms were closed but 600 is usually pretty attainable for me
Thanks for this video. I didn’t even think about changing it. I’ve kept mine at 600 but just changed it today to 300. I normally get more than 600 but on days when I’m not feeling well, like today, I still feel like I need to close those rings. Now I won’t need to worry about it.
I came straight to the comments I had my move goal set @ 820 I was like 😥idk why I didn’t think to research before I went with it thinking 🤔 it sets itself for you 😬😂😂😂 I had no clue you could set it yourself 😬😒I was killing myself 😄🤣
My move goal was set to 170 move minutes, but, recently, I was beating it. I bumped it up to 180 minutes to challenge myself. I am still beating it, but I’m definitely not ready to move it up to 190 or 200 move minutes yet. This comes from a long time couch potato or should I say bed potato. Finally I got off my butt and started moving more.
I know this is old but congrats for starting to move
Agree with the rest of comments. Mine is set at 700 for a challenge but will turn down to 600 after the week. I, too, love closing rings and seeing how many days I have colorful donuts :) Thanks for the great explanation...
Move is set to 1000Kcal but most days I’m 50% above that. Exercise ring is set at an hour and standing is at 6hours because I’m in a lot of meetings
I’m flustered with mine. It’s all about your size! Mainly how much you weight. I’m on the small size. I’m 6’2” and weight 150 lbs. my move goal is set at 720 I am very active my steps are usually over 11k and can’t close my goal. So one day I bumped my weight up to 200lbs. After that I was having no problem closing the move goal. My friends are let’s say a little over weight , they will have half the steps that I have and their move goal will be over 700 easy. If I lower my move goal than they will give me crap. 🙄
Calorie burn is all about effort required. At 150lbs, you’re moving less weight, which requires less work than a 200lb person. I would keep the weight honest, and focus on activity intensity, not steps.
11k steps is mostly meaningless if you aren’t getting your heart rate up..
Totally agree with you on goal setting! Very helpful video.
Trying to close my rings every day working 10 hour shifts is tiring but I atleast try to get my exercise goal closed
My move goal was 1140 which I got only twice in the past month and then days I played tennis for a good couple hours .
mine is 1,000 because my old job use to be very physical, I dont work there anymore but I still try to hit it as best as possible
1,000 is great, mind if I ask what your physical job was? I'm at a desk most of the time, so I really have to make time to close rings.
Thank you for not recommending cheating like some of the others here on TH-cam.
You’re only cheating yourself if you cheat your fitness goals.
Thank you Should we set it differently every week or leave it at where it is? I was closing my rings and then all of I Sudden not closing I was always closing my rings it is within 30 minutes of exercise rings closed and they weren’t closing so I’m not sure why
I would typically change it depending on how much time I feel like I’ll have for exercise in a given week.
I have had a much harder time getting my 30 minutes since being at home. I don’t get the “walk to grab coffee” or “walk to a meeting” that I would normally have.
Very well made video. There’s a lot of teenagers on TH-cam who just hold up the phone to a camera while talking and no editing; I hate those videos.
If only I were still a teenager....
Cult of Mac good thing you’re not a teen, otherwise the video would suck bad.
I’ve keep my moving ring at 310, it’s very low but it motivates me when I go over... but now I’ll fallow your advice of to manipulate the rings so I can get the 200 badge which it seems impossible up until now, thanks.
I wouldn’t say “manipulate” it... just set a goal that’s relatively achievable, and make the 200% the stretch.
A 310 move goal (620 for 200%) is seems like a pretty good sweet spot with 30-45 minutes of solid cardio.
im on 32 days in a row!
Mine is set to suggested 590.
I don’t hit my target everyday but it’s nice when I do.
I am 500, it works for me
Mines set to 420... But I go over like 525 mainly everyday
600 I think it’s the best mood for me for now just starting out at one time I was at her house and I wonder why I couldn’t close day mood ring because I had it up to her so now 600 is good
Love your Trek Century Challenge shirt. I earned one too. Great job on your ring streak too.
Well worth it! Took a nasty wreck over the weekend and might be kissing that streak goodbye...
Helpful. (But I do have to say it sounds like the main suggestion is “aim low”. Lower your expectations so you can achieve your goal. If you hit it every day? Your not pushing yourself. I don’t mean you have to expect extreme high counts. But ... hitting a low and easily attainable goal is ... well, not a goal - is it?)
Don’t aim low, aim for achievable. If you constantly struggle to hit your goals, you’re more likely to give up on them.
Not saying it has to be easily attainable, but if your goals require a 60-90 minute high intensity workout every day, you’re either going to burn out or get hurt.
770 cal. Workout about 50 minutes a day
Mines was 800 but since the whole covid I bump it down 600 or 400 to make it easier since I don't go out anymore lol since the gym are closed
I'm hitting my move goal at 750 cals a day almost everyday
I had mine at 540 I dropped it down to 500, ever since noticed it automatically raises the goal.. sneaky bastard watch 🤔
My moive goal it set to 550 but I am completing daily 700 - 1100 daily since past 20 days I really like this one ❤
Mine is set to 840 and I beat it most days. I have been averaging over 1,300 calories per day. Here, I was thinking of upping my game.
Help 🥺 Any suggestions I close my rings on a daily but I don’t see the fireworks at the end any suggestions
My move goal is currently at 1600, it’s really challenging and it works perfectly for me
Mine is set at 440. I have no idea how and why it’s set at that rate but today is my first day trying to close all my rings and Move is the only one not cooperating.
I'd like to know the algorithm Apple uses to count exercise minutes. As an example, when I do an Outdoor Bike Ride for an hour it sometimes only gives me credit for 45 minutes. Any thoughts?
I believe for most workouts, it’s based on heart rate. If you’re biking fairly lazily, you’ll get less minutes than the total ride.
According to Apple: “Every full minute of movement that equals or exceeds the intensity of a brisk walk counts toward your daily Exercise and Move goals.”
(Source: support.apple.com/en-us/HT207941)
@@cultofmac That being said, when I do a Yoga workout my heart rate seldom exceeds 90bpm but yet I get full credit for minutes in the workout. Same when I use the Strength Training workout (although my bpm exceeds a brisk walk at certain times but is not constant). Thanks for your input!
@@cultofmac So you mean I don’t have to open my workout apps to choose outdoor walking while I want to walk around the city? And does cleaning house like mopping etc can add your exercise hour? Little bit confused because sometimes I just doing laundry and cleaning around the house then my exercise ring increase. In other ways, I don’t want to miss my walk around the city not count as an exercise when I forgot to access the workout app before I walk
You don’t have to actively start a workout in the workout app for it to count as exercise minutes.
Ideally, if you’re doing a dedicated workout, it’s best to track it so you get complete heart rate data and a more accurate tracking of your calories burned, but if you’re just walking around and running errands or shopping or mowing the lawn, that all will count passively as you go about the day.
I have many days that I get 30+ minutes without tracking anything.
@@cultofmac Thanks for the explanation!
my move goal is 500 calories. I used to be able to hit it. But now with working from home I haven't been able to hit it even when I do a full hour workout. So should I move my goal down or just start moving more?
Either option can totally work. Intensity of the workout can obviously increase your calorie burn, but so can an overall increase in how much you move.
If finding time for more isn’t necessarily an option, turning down the move goal by 100 calories is also totally valid. It all depends on how you’re motivated.
Does burning that extra 100 calories excite you more than closing your rings?
Just asking, what’s the point of having a goal, streak if you adjust it lower or keep it low just to make it... are you all trying to stay healthy or is this about the digital award 🥇?
Finding new ways to close your rings during covid is going to push your “actual fitness” to the next level. Push yourself, don’t cheat yourself.
Can I set 1000 steps an hour and will it prompt me to achieve my step goal
The watch doesn’t use steps (mostly because steps is a pretty vague, arbitrary measurement).
You could use an app like Streaks and set a step goal for the day. I believe it can remind you multiple times each day, and pulls data from health.
Either way, the better approach is not hourly activity, it’s daily.
@@cultofmac thanks for your reply. I was heard a famous coach say he does an exercise activity for 1 minute every half hour. Can this app remind me to move every 30 minutes?
Mines at 600 right now!
It’s flawed. On Sunday I went a hike for 19 miles (30km) over 6 hours. On Tuesday I cycled 4 hours over 45 km, off road. On Monday I did 1.5 hours at the gym (at home).
Yet, whilst I closed my Exercise and Move Rings (over triple) on Sunday and Tuesday. Apparently i didn’t hit my Stand Goal 😂. But on Monday i did, even though i did less exercise and sat down more.
The problem is, that it doesn’t work unless you sit down as well as stand... so it’s clearly flawed
6 hours and 4 hours (Sunday and Tuesday) are both short of the 12 hours needed to close your stand ring, though.
From Apple: Close your Stand ring by getting up and moving around for at least 1 minute during 12 different hours in the day.
Clearly on Monday, while you did less exercise, you stood up & moved (while wearing your watch) more hours.
Having the streak has mentally kept me on track, one day I went hiking FAR and my watch didn’t track it for some reason so I’ve tried to add the data manually and it still isn’t fixing my data so my streak is still broken 😓. I have no idea how to fix it
Shortcuts can work to log activity and get credit.
Create a shortcut to log a workout, choose the type, date, duration, and calories, and run it. I can’t promise it will fix the streak but it should work to close the rings from that day.
My move goal is 1,500 and ive been hitting it for the past 2 weeks
That’s a solid 2-3 hours of pretty ambitious exercise (or 1 hour of extremely intense exercise)... I’d be careful not to over do it or injure yourself.
Cult of Mac i do a lot of HIIT so hitting will only take like 1 and a half hours since im 6’5 260 but sometimes i’ll hit even 2,000 cals
My goal is 350 and sometimes I even miss that dude 😂😂😂😂
Rishika Budakoti come on man!!!
@@Spacesprocketz I wasn’t going to gym those days.. I’ve easily been hitting 700 these few days 😅
My move goal is 1,100 I usually get it to 900 daily is this way too over ?
1100 is lofty if you are trying to get and maintain a long streak... but if you are more motivated by the possibility of hitting a goal, and not maintaining the multi-day/week/month streak, then it totally works.
Do what works for you!
I've had my apple watch for two weeks now and for this week it set me for 930 :S it requires me 30 min workout plus another more casual workout after work.. lets see how long I can keep this up
That's A great goal, I was at 500 for years and recently pushed it to 1,000. I can usually hit it, but I'm super frustrated when I don't. If I hit 800 or 900 I'm still WAY above my previous 500, but feel like I failed, lol.
I think it depends on how you view and value the rings. If you want to hit a REALLY long consistent chain, a lower goal is better. I like the idea of shooting for 200%.
On the other hand, here are 2 options to consider.
Option A.
You're set at 500 and hit that 7 days a week with 1 or 2 days at 200%.
5 days x 500 = 2,500
2 days x 1,000 = 2,000
Total = 4,500
+ All rings closed!
Option B:
You're set at 1,000 and only get 5 of 7 days and have 2 days at 700 or 800, even though you didn't close your rings for 2 days and your broke your chain, you did WAY more activity.
5 days x 1,000 = 5,000
2 days x 700 = 1,400
Total = 6,400
But, 2 "failed" days and no consistent chain.
Depends on what motivates you and how you motivate yourself.
I'm going to play with both options for a month and see which I like better and which one produces better results/outcomes for me.
Streak still going strong?
1409 days. Planning to call it quits in about 3 months. 😉
Mines 850, usually a 10km bike ride and 5km run does the trick
Every day? Seems like a lot of cardio.
Cult of Mac Unless I have to work overtime but right now I don’t have anything much better to do lol
I set my 800
i had my move goal at 800 and had a streak for 173 days and just lost it because i got 797 and forgot to check before i went to sleep 😐 now im so demotivated and upset
If your move goal is higher than the competition, how is it that you don’t get more points?
It’s all percentage based. 1 point for every 1% of your move goal.
Technically, lowering your move goal earns you more points per calorie...
My move goal is currently set to 770. I normally reach the 1000. at least the last couple of months.
how
So your suggestion is to Aim Low! Don’t push yourself. Sorry I will miss a streak trying to hit a goal. I want to push myself each week not coast. But hey I don’t really care about a digital award 🥇 and all I care about getting and staying healthier.
My suggestion is, aim at something sustainable and attainable. And push to crush (200%) those goals.
It’s easy to get demotivated if you constantly fail to achieve a goal.
800 is my move goal is that a good goal?
Depends - do you regularly hit 800 in a day? Are you motivated by closing that ring every day? If 800 is attainable but not insanely challenging, that’s pretty good.
Someone wants to share activity and make competitions with apple watch ?
Looking for someone to compete with ⌚️⌚️
I might start to fill my rings just because. I suppose to give another reason for actually buying the Apple Watch.
My move goal is 290 and I don’t know how to earn the Longest Move Streak
Mines is set at 2000 calories per day. It takes roughly 160 minutes of exercise to complete. I don’t do it all in 1 go. I usually have 3 workouts for the day with a 2 mile run in the evening. Lockdown has enabled me to close my rings. I’ve also only had my Apple Watch 5 for 2 weeks. Lol I do feel like I’m burning out, but there are a plethora of low impact, high intensity cardio routines on TH-cam to help with on those days where I feel too drained to do anything.
I am confusion. My move goal is minutes not calories. Also, I can adjust my exercise goal. Mine is at 60 minutes. I can also adjust my stand goal. However, I keep the stand goal at 12 hours and the exercise goal at 60 minutes. I wish that I could do more with the exercise and stand goals because I beat them every single day.
Move goal (red) is calorie based. Exercise (green) is minutes of exercise.
Prior to watchOS 7, you couldn’t change the stand or exercise rings, so it was always 30 minutes & 12 stand hours.
Ultimately, cranking up the exercise minutes makes the time commitment higher, but doesn’t necessarily mean huge leaps in calorie burn. It’s not about how long you exercise, it’s about the quality of the exercise.
@@cultofmac I still wish I could crank the exercise goal to 90 or 100 minutes and the stand goal up to maybe 13 or 14 hours.
Try upping the move goal instead… you don’t get anything extra for 200% of the exercise.
@@cultofmac then I might not beat it.
My move goal is 740😅 and liked your video thnxxx :)
My Move goal is set to 580.
Anyone in to go in a competition with me? I invited my cousin, but she has yet to except and only has 21 hours left.
870….
Dur I don’t wanna improve or challenge myself I just want pretty rings durre
I exceed my move and exercise goals
What’s your move goal set to?
I thought mine was low at 1100. Going on 95 days in a row.
Move goal is 700
My move goal has been at 1000 for a while now.
And how often do you hit that goal? What kind of workouts are you doing to get there?
changing it is like cheating to me. i leave it at 600 even if it’s an off or lazy day.
who wants to compete?
I only advocate for changing it on Monday with your weekly summary.
Changing it mid-week is a total cheat.
What’s your cats name
Mr. Bagels. Mentioned in other video.
False.
I have mine at 500.
My goal is set to 1350. It’s harder then I thought but I’m getting it.
My goal is on 650
Mines at 4000 I’m 13 and I close it everyday
4000? Seems lofty.
Cult of Mac I know I was really confused when you said 500 ish
And what do you do to close it?
Lol and here I felt like a badass with 2k. 🤣
My move goal is at 700. I need some buddies.
I want more people too
Yuhluhme link me
I do 1110
*so you are one of those people. Setting your move goal unbelievable low so you hit it every day and get like 350% completed*
Is 600 active calories “unbelievably low”? That’s typically 50+ minutes of exercise...
A 300% would be 1800 active calories burned - that’s almost double my daily BMR.
Cult of Mac u destroyed him 😀
i dont have an apple watch and goal ZERO is perfect ;)
I totally disagree, 500 is way, way, way to low that’s just a lazy way of using your iwatch.
Set to a 800-1000 and get of your arse and push HARDER!!! No pain no gain!!!
It's all about exercising safely & maintaining motivation, though. If it's set at 800 or 1000 and you struggle to get your goal on an active day, you're less likely to stick with it long term.
If you can get and maintain a streak at 500 (even on a more casual day with just a nice walk), and get the benefit of 200% once in a while, you're more likely to stick with it and find the watch motivating, not intimidating.
Gotta get that August 2021 medal.....................
Walk, run, hike, or roll a mile… see you there.
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