An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display to be exposed through a first portion of the housing, a motion sensor disposed inside the housing, a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor disposed in a second portion of the housing, a processor operatively coupled to the display, the motion sensor, and the PPG sensor, and a memory operably coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that allow, when executed, the processor to receive first data from the motion sensor, identify whether a user has started exercise based on at least a portion of the first data, receive second data from the PPG sensor after identifying whether or not the user has started exercise, and determine the type of exercise of the user based on at least a portion of the first data and the second data.