Apple's Health app is not displaying my exercise data

By John Gassman, 7 February, 2016

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi, I see all the headings for example daily steps, weekly steps and so on, but, I don't see the data which I'm told is supposed to populate as you walk and run around with your phone on. the settings indicate show all data but I only see the headings and none of my content data. Any thoughts?

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By Louise on Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 17:31

hi:
It took me a bit to figure out that everything only seems to show on the dashboard. When you identify data that you want to see, like steps, or distance, you have to check Show on dashboard.
The other thing I noticed is that it seems to use GPS to track your movement, so you will want to have your location services on.

Also, for those who wonder about the usefulness of the Apple Watch, I find that the health app on my iPhone only tracks my treadmill and exercise bike workouts if I note them in the workout app on my Apple Watch.

Hope this helps,
Louise

By AnonyMouse on Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 17:31

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Hello John,

Make sure that in Settings -> Privacy -> Motion and Fitness that Fitness Tracking is set to ON.

Let us know if that was the culprit!

HTH