How to automatically track bike rides with Apple Fitness app on iPhone?

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How to automatically track bike rides with Apple Fitness app on iPhone?

Is there a way to get the Apple Fitness app on my phone to automatically detect a bike ride and count it towards my rings? The Samsung health app on my old Galaxy would auto-detect exercise. I've been disappointed to find my new iPhone does not. If there a setting I can adjust? Any help is appreciated.

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Original Title: Fitness app and cycling

Posted on Nov 17, 2025 12:35 PM

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Nov 17, 2025 1:37 PM in response to pwhitale

It doesn't work exactly that way on the watch. Go to the Watch app. Swiped down to "Workout." Enable "Start Workout" under reminders. You can then start the workout, and it should give you credit from the time it first detected the exercise.

Note that I can't find any specific documentation that says this works with cycling.

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