How Does a Smartwatch Know You're Running?

Imagine your smartwatch is like a tiny detective on your wrist. It has special sensors inside that can feel when you move, like when you walk or run. When you start running, the watch feels the quick movements and knows it's time to count your steps and track your speed, just like a detective solving a mystery.

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Imagine your smartwatch is like a detective, it can tell you're running even if you don't say so.
Your watch feels how fast your wrist moves up and down when you run, just like seeing the motion of a bouncing ball.
If you start sprinting, your watch knows because it feels the quick change in movement from your wrist to your body.

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