Taking a screenshot on your Apple Watch also pauses your workout.

I was trying to flex a bit and wanted to show my peeps when I hit Zone 5 in my workout, with a heartbeat of 169 bpm. I’m sure many people do the same thing since Apple lets you share your rings and workout status with others. It was a new milestone and made me happy, but it also made me realize that if you hit the side button and the Digital Crown at the same time, it also pauses your workout.

I only found that out when my watch notified me a few minutes later if I still wanted to continue my workout.

“What do you mean continue my workout? I’ve been working out for a while now!”

As surprised as I was, I hit yes and kept going.

I did the screenshot button combo again, and sure enough, it paused my workout. Not a glitch, but a “feature.”

So the next time you want to take a screenshot of your active workout, make sure you unpause the workout right away.