Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a sensor unit that includes a first sensor and a second sensor, and a processor that is operatively connected with the sensor unit. The processor determines whether a given condition is satisfied, by using a first sensor signal of a user sensed by the first sensor, controls the first sensor to sense the first sensor signal every first cycle and controls the second sensor to sense a second sensor signal from the user every second cycle longer than the first cycle when the given condition is not satisfied, controls the second sensor to sense the second sensor signal every third cycle shorter than the second cycle when the given condition is satisfied, and recognize a gesture of the user by using the first sensor signal sensed every first cycle and the second sensor signal sensed every third cycle.