A workout is one kind of activity record. Steps and exercise minutes describe other parts of your day. Strata puts these measures within reach so you can review the week without reducing every kind of movement to a single number.
Keep the measures distinct
Steps count recorded steps. Exercise minutes and stand hours use their own source definitions. Workouts are dated sessions with details such as type and duration. These measures can describe the same day, but they are not interchangeable.
Do not add a step count to exercise minutes or assume a workout duration equals the credited exercise minutes. Use the labels and units shown by the app when describing a result.
Check where the records came from
On iPhone, Strata can bring activity information in from Apple Health. What is present depends on the device, access permissions, and source history. Check Apple's source view if two devices or apps appear to report activity differently.
An empty workout list does not establish that you did not move. Conversely, a recorded workout does not establish a complete activity history for the entire day.
Reference: Apple: Manage Health data
Review days and sessions together
Start with the daily measures and look for the days you want to inspect. Then open the recorded workouts for those dates. This gives you a broad picture and a session-level view without treating either as a complete explanation.
A weekend walk may be visible in steps even when there is no named workout. A cycling session may have a workout entry without a comparable step increase. The point of reviewing both is to retain those differences.
- Choose the week.
- Review daily steps and exercise measures.
- Inspect recorded workouts on relevant dates.
- Note missing source data before comparing periods.
Read energy figures as their own estimate
If an activity view includes calories, keep that number separate from the presence and duration of activity. A device or app estimate is not direct proof of an exact energy expenditure.
When reviewing a calorie budget, confirm which recorded values and calculations it uses. An activity record and a dietary plan answer different questions.
An illustrative example
Two different active days
Alex's fictional Saturday has a long walk and the week's highest step count. Another day has a recorded cycling workout. Reviewing the session list alongside daily measures preserves both kinds of activity without ranking them by steps alone.
Keep this in mind
Choose the activity measure that matches your question, and keep its source and unit visible.