I found another Apple Watch health feature that's letting me down
Apple Watch Training Load doesn’t track all workouts Click to Skip Ad Closing in… Published Apr 15th, 2025 8:34PM EDT Image: Christian de Looper for BGR I’ve been telling you for a while how I’m using technology to improve my well-being. Specifically, I’ve relied on ChatGPT to restart running and completed several half-marathon races before […]
Apple Watch Training Load doesn’t track all workouts
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Published Apr 15th, 2025 8:34PM EDT
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I’ve been telling you for a while how I’m using technology to improve my well-being. Specifically, I’ve relied on ChatGPT to restart running and completed several half-marathon races before moving on to run actual marathon races. I use the Apple Watch to monitor my health parameters during exercise, races, and at rest and sleep.
I upgraded to the Apple Watch Series 10 from the Apple Watch SE 2 in September, as I needed better battery life and more health data points. The battery life bump was phenomenal and certainly an unexpected Apple Watch Series 10 surprise.
However, I did find a troubling ongoing issue. The Apple Watch Series 10 will routinely fail to record my heart rate during exercise, and I’m not the only one experiencing the problem.
More annoyingly, I discovered recently that the customizable running routines on the Apple Watch Series 10 can fail. I blamed it all on the wearable’s inability to register and record my pulse, though I cannot tell if that’s true.
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I didn’t expect to find more issues with the Apple Watch’s ability to track my health and fitness, but I did. It turns out that Training Load, a new health feature that Apple introduced with watchOS 11 and iOS 18, is not registering actual training loads correctly.
That’s a problem if you use the new tools to adjust your training load. Also, if it happened to me, it’ll surely happen to you.
Here’s what my Training Load looks like for the past few weeks, and we’ll focus on the last few days:
The Training Load graph showing my activity in the past few weeks. Image source: Chris Smith, BGR
Notice that huge drop? You might think I didn’t engage in any training sessions for at least a week. Workouts are down significantly, and so are walking and running activities. Let’s tap on that “>” arrow next to the “Well Below” rating:
A closer look tells the same story: I was lazy for about a week in April. Image source: Chris Smith, BGR
Yup, it’s really bad. “All Workouts” are “Well Below” for almost the entire month of April. Admittedly, I’m starting to pick it up.
What if we change the “All Workouts” menu item to All Day? Let’s see the new graph:
Unless I wasn’t lazy, and the Training Load graph was lying all along. Image source: Chris Smith, BGR
O.M.G! What is that massive spike that’s practically contradicting the “All Workouts” graph that I get to see in the Fitness app on the iPhone or the Activity app on the Apple Watch?
I can absolutely explain it. My walking and running were lower than usual in the second week of April because I went skiing. Well, make that snowboarding.
I registered all my snowboarding sessions with the Apple Watch Series 10, and I did it without fail. That’s how I know I’ve snowboarded some 150km (100 miles) over seven days at altitudes ranging from 2,300m (7,546 feet) to over 2900m (9514 feet).
That sort of exercise, combined with the higher altitudes, puts a lot of pressure on the body. I won’t complain, because it was all great for said body. The snowboarding sessions will certainly complement my running routines, as they forced me to use my muscles, joints, and brain in different ways.
What I will complain about is the Apple Watch’s inability to accurately portray my Training Load. It’s mind-boggling that the “All Workouts” section doesn’t take into account, well, all the workouts, including snowboarding. That means Training Load is unreliable unless you go to the “All Day” menu, as I did.
Here’s how Apple described Training Load last summer when it unveiled the feature:
Apple Watch will establish a 28-day training load, a weighted average taking into account both the effort ratings and duration of users’ workouts over this period. In the Activity app, users can see how their training load for the most recent seven days compares to their 28-day training load, classified as well below, below, steady, above, or well above. This helps indicate if the current strain on their body is ramping up, staying the same, or easing off so they can adjust their training for the best results.
Training Load is supposed to be a great algorithm for helping with fitness goals. A look at the graph could be enough to determine whether you need to go hard on your next run or strength training session or take a break to recover.
Judging by the main graph I see in the Fitness app, the first screenshot above, I should be pushing hard because I am well rested. The truth is that I am rested. But I’ve been pushing hard, according to the third screenshot. The truth is that I have been pushing hard while snowboarding.
This discrepancy shows that Apple’s algorithms aren’t working correctly. If Training Load fails to take into account my week of snowboarding when determining the “All Workouts” graph, it will probably do the same thing with other activities that aren’t running or walking. It might mislead some people into thinking they’ve rested enough when they haven’t. This could lead to accidents and injuries.
Then again, you shouldn’t rely just on software like the Training Load to determine your well-being. Listen to your body, and take rest days after intensive activity even if the Apple Watch thinks you’re fine.
As with my other Apple Watch Series 10 complaints, I’m still on the watchOS 11 beta rather than the stable version. But that can’t be the reason why Training Load is clearly displaying incorrect data. Hopefully Apple will fix the issue by the time I hit the slopes again, which won’t be for another year or so.
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming new movies and TV shows, or training to run his next marathon.
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by croatiaweek August 12, 2025 in Sport Ivan Dodig (Photo: si.robi/CC BY-SA 2.0) The Croatian Tennis Association has announced that Ivan Dodig has been appointed as the new captain of Croatia’s Davis Cup team. The 40-year-old will replace Velimir Zovko, who has led the side in recent years. Dodig will make his debut in the […]
The Croatian Tennis Association has announced that Ivan Dodig has been appointed as the new captain of Croatia’s Davis Cup team.
The 40-year-old will replace Velimir Zovko, who has led the side in recent years.
Dodig will make his debut in the role when Croatia faces France in the second round of the Qualifier stage in Osijek on 12 and 13 September.
The Croatian Tennis Association thanked Zovko for his work and wished him success in the future, while extending congratulations to Dodig, expressing hopes for continued top results for Croatian tennis.
Dodig is one of Croatia’s most successful tennis players in doubles.
He has won three Grand Slam men’s doubles titles – the French Open in 2015 and 2023, and the Australian Open in 2021 – as well as several mixed doubles crowns, including the Australian Open in 2022, French Open in 2018 and 2019 and Wimbledon in 2019.
He also won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in 2021.
Dodig has been a key figure in Croatia’s Davis Cup campaigns over the years as a player.
Croatia has lifted the Davis Cup trophy twice, first in 2005 and again in 2018.
2023: Did not see action 2022: Did not see action. Prior to Tulane: Griffin-Ruwin comes to New Orleans from San Francisco, California. At the beginning of her beach volleyball career she trained with the Sandlegs beach volleyball club before moving on to train with the Valley Girls. Griffin-Ruwin also trained on the sand with former USC coach, Anna Collier and […]
Prior to Tulane: Griffin-Ruwin comes to New Orleans from San Francisco, California. At the beginning of her beach volleyball career she trained with the Sandlegs beach volleyball club before moving on to train with the Valley Girls. Griffin-Ruwin also trained on the sand with former USC coach, Anna Collier and AVP/USA professional, Allie Wheeler. Griffin-Ruwin was recognized by AVCA volleyball as an elite rising high school volleyball student-athlete. She has trained and competed in P1440, USAV, CBVA’s, AAU and AVP tournaments. Top finishes in CBVA and P1440 tournaments. Getting stronger off the courts, Griffin-Ruwin did OC Fast-Twitch training, F45 training, and Apiros.
Griffin-Ruwin plans on majoring in Design and wants to pursue a career as an Interior Designer in the Real Estate Business.
Former Linn-Mar Star Returns to Drake as Head Coach
Former Linn-Mar High School standout Sam Read is returning to Iowa as the new head cross country and track and field head coach at Drake University. The school hosts the annual Drake Relays, a multi-day track and field event that brings in Olympians, college and high school athletes from around the world. Read most recently […]
Former Linn-Mar High School standout Sam Read is returning to Iowa as the new head cross country and track and field head coach at Drake University.
The school hosts the annual Drake Relays, a multi-day track and field event that brings in Olympians, college and high school athletes from around the world.
Read most recently served as the head cross country and distance coach at Eastern Washington for the past seven years. The team was a contender in the Big Sky Conference under Read, as he also coached five school records in track with a handful of NCAA West Regional qualifiers.
“I am truly honored to accept the opportunity to lead the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs at Drake University,” Read said. “Having grown up competing in Iowa experiencing the Drake Relays, I understand the pride and tradition these programs carry, and I look forward to building upon that legacy.”
Read coached at Montana State as an assistant for a number of years after competing for Linn-Mar and attending Wartburg College in Iowa. He ran at the Drake Relays as a high school athlete and was an Iowa Conference champion at Wartburg in the 10k while qualifying for the national meet.
“I am thrilled to welcome Sam into our athletics department and excited for his leadership of our cross country and track and field programs,” Drake Director of Athletics Brian Hardin said. “His track record at Eastern Washington was remarkable. Sam’s vision for how he would leverage the greater support available at Drake to contend for Missouri Valley Conference titles was convincing.
“Even more impressive was his ability to see the Drake program for not only what it is today, but what it can be in a short period of time.”
Read replaces Jay Koloseus, who took an assistant track and field position at Arizona earlier this summer after eight years at Drake in a variety of positions.
USA Women Advance To Quarterfinals At U20 World Championships With 14-6 Win Over Italy
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Salvador, Brazil – August 12 – The USA Junior Women defeated Italy 14-6 today at the World Aquatics U20 World Championship. Julia Bonaguidi was named player of the match after she scored six goals while Christine Carpenter and Lauren Steele combined for eight saves in the cage. Team USA advances straight into the […]
Salvador, Brazil – August 12 – The USA Junior Women defeated Italy 14-6 today at the World Aquatics U20 World Championship. Julia Bonaguidi was named player of the match after she scored six goals while Christine Carpenter and Lauren Steele combined for eight saves in the cage. Team USA advances straight into the quarterfinals on Thursday at 3pm et/12pm pt with the opponent TBD. Live streaming of all matches is available through the World Aquatics YouTube page by clicking here. Live stats of all matches are provided from Microplus by clicking here.
Team USA got the first goal of the game half a minute in courtesy of Kamryn Barone. Shortly after, the Americans earned a penalty and cashed in when Bonaguidi rang the register from five meters. Italy would halve the deficit with a great bar down goal before Bonaguidi put home back-to-back goals to push the lead to three with an early hat trick. The Italian side would strike back with consecutive goals of its own to leave the score at 4-3 in favor of the United States after one.
Bonaguidi remained aggressive to start the second quarter, scoring first to add to her total. Emily Ausmus got involved from there when she buried a penalty attempt followed by a fadeaway shot that beat the goalkeeper. Carpenter and the Team USA defense held strong all quarter long to send the game into halftime with a 7-3 American lead.
The Italians earned a penalty and converted on the attempt to begin the third period but Bonaguidi had an immediate answer on the other end. Next, Steele dropped a perfect pass to Ausmus who put it away on the counter attack and Lucy Haaland-Ford scored to give the United States double digits on the day. Late in the period, Ausmus rose up from deep to beat the shot clock buzzer as Team USA took an 11-4 advantage into the final frame.
In the fourth, it was Haaland-Ford who had the first word. She followed it up with another score to notch a second half hat trick. Midway through the quarter, Bonaguidi chimed in again to run the American lead to ten. From there, the Italians scored again for the first time since the opening moments of the half but it was too little, too late as Team USA claimed the 14-6 win.
Team USA went 1/2 on power plays and 1/1 on penalties while Italy went 0/3 on power plays with no penalties attempted.
Scoring – Stats
USA 14 (4, 3, 4, 3) J. Bonaguidi 6, E. Ausmus 4, L. Haaland-Ford 3, K. Barone 1
ITA 6 (3, 0, 1, 2) E. Bianco 2, E. De March 1, B. Rosta 1, B. Cassara 1, C. Malluzzo 1
Saves – USA – C. Carpenter 6, L. Steele 2 – ITA – O. Sesena 4
Where have all the two-way players gone? That was the thesis of an article published Tuesday in The Athletic, which held a microscope to the many pitcher-slash-position-players to reach the minor leagues (if not the majors) since Shohei Ohtani’s 2018 debut. More news: Dodgers Predicted to Sign Max Muncy Replacement in Free Agency to Blockbuster 6-Year […]
That was the thesis of an article published Tuesday in The Athletic, which held a microscope to the many pitcher-slash-position-players to reach the minor leagues (if not the majors) since Shohei Ohtani’s 2018 debut.
Ohtani remains 1 of 1. Not only did he win the National League MVP Award in his first season with the Dodgers — something no full-time designated hitter had ever done — he’s picked up where he left off on the mound. In eight starts this season, he has a 2.37 ERA, with 16 hits and five walks allowed while striking out 25.
But the story is not merely that one man is hitting and pitching at such a high level. No player is attempting to do both full-time in the majors with any degree of success besides Ohtani, even though many have tried.
One former two-way player, Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Lorenzen, played with Ohtani in Anaheim. He offered an interesting theory why no other two-way players are experiencing any degree of success or failure besides Ohtani.
To Lorenzen, it’s not merely a lack of skill or a lack of commitment, though both are obstacles that few two-way players can overcome. It’s also a lack of opportunity.
“Shohei had all the leverage in the world,” Lorenzen told Dhani Joseph. “He proved it in a different, high-caliber league, and he came over early so he was a discount (salary-wise) to everyone when he did come over. He got to make every decision of like, this is what I want to do.”
In other words, it’s no accident that MLB’s only two-way player came from Japan. Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan’s top league, afforded Ohtani the kind of proving ground that no MLB organization has been willing to extend its own two-way prospects in the minor leagues.
Joseph cited the examples of Brendan McKay, Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, Mitch Voit, Reggie Crawford, Bryce Eldridge, and Jac Cagliaone. All were either announced as two-way players when they were drafted, or demonstrated minor-league ready skills as both a hitter and a pitcher. Yet for reasons not necessarily under their control, all eventually focused on pitching or hitting, not both.
Lorenzen was the rare example of a two-way player who was allowed to pitch and hit coming up through the affiliated minor leagues. In 2019, he became the second player in history to hit a home run, earn a win, and play in the field in the same game. Babe Ruth was the first.
But Lorenzen has not taken an at-bat since 2021. His career 84 OPS+ was simply not enough for teams to justify giving his at-bats to a two-way player, as opposed to one-way hitters who likely had more potential (if not more demonstrated ability). When the National League adopted the DH rule for good in 2022, his fate might have been sealed.
Lorenzen’s theory suggests Ohtani could be the last full-time two-way player in MLB, unless one proves his potential in a foreign league first.
`Cats camp season rotates to volleyball… last camp of the summer
Warwick Volleyball Camp, the final Wildcats sports camp of the summer, opened on Monday morning with varsity coach Shawn Thomas and nine incoming seventh- and eighth-grader athletes. The morning started with a getting to know you session. Coach Thomas introduced himself and his volleyball background, and the girls then did the same. He then went over […]
Warwick Volleyball Camp, the final Wildcats sports camp of the summer, opened on Monday morning with varsity coach Shawn Thomas and nine incoming seventh- and eighth-grader athletes.
The morning started with a getting to know you session. Coach Thomas introduced himself and his volleyball background, and the girls then did the same. He then went over some volleyball basics such as positions, lines on the court and terminology such as “touches” and “attack”.
The players then ran laps around the court and learned some stretching drills before coach Thomas demonstrated the correct volleyball stance.
The camp runs through Wednesday. Then on Monday, Aug. 18, volleyball and the rest of the varsity and junior varsity fall sports start their practices. Modified practices start on Sept. 3, the second day of school.
