Does Apple Watch track calories in a sauna?
Apple Watch can provide active and total calorie values during a Sauna Log session when the required health data is available and permission has been granted.
What Apple Watch can show, what Sauna Log records, and why calorie values can vary between sessions.
Apple Watch can provide active and total calorie values during a Sauna Log session when the required health data is available and permission has been granted.
No. Calorie values are estimates based on the information Apple Watch and Apple Health provide. They can vary with heart rate, movement, fit, session length and the data available.
Start the session on Apple Watch and Sauna Log displays available active and total calorie values. The completed record keeps those values and syncs to iPhone when the devices reconnect.
With permission, Sauna Log writes eligible workout and heart-rate data through HealthKit. Apple may display the workout under a generic category rather than a dedicated sauna category.
Sauna Log keeps the active session on your wrist, then saves the useful details to iPhone and Apple Health when you allow it.
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