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Apple Watch Leading to Healthy Lifestyle Changes Among Early Adopters
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Well I haven't plateaued yet. Either way, I'm running 3 miles everyday, going to a personal trainer twice a week, and eating healthier. Months ago I was barely working out and eating fast food, and now I'm more conscious of my health.
OS2 will allow other apps to talk to the fitness app so your problem with be eliminated.
For the record, a couple hours ago I bought a protein bar with 19g of fiber, 20g of protein, and 1g of sugar. If I weren't as conscious about my weight as I was months ago, I probably would've gotten a bag of chips.
Right, except that's not what you said. You stated verbatim;
"Most Apple Watch purchasers also live in affluent or upper town ZIP Codes with a lot more greenery and walking paths and trails than someone who can't afford a Apple Watch living in less affluent ZIP codes with far less land devoted to increasing public health."
That's an assumption, along with the assumption that most people in less affluent areas can't afford a $350 Watch. Most people buying the Watch aren't buying the Edition and I'm certain (without checking facts) that most are buying the $350 Sport version. What you don't seem to realize is people in low income areas tend to save their money for larger purchaes much more than people that live in affluent areaas as those people tend to be up to their neck in excessive debt.
Less than four months after the Apple Watch launched, many early adopters are finding that the wrist-worn device has motivated them to make healthy lifestyle changes. From walking and exercising more often to making healthier choices and playing more sports, market research firm Wristly found that many Apple Watch buyers are taking full advantage of the wearable's health and fitness features.
More than 75% of survey participants among Wristly's panel of nearly 1000 Apple Watch buyers indicated that they "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" that they have been standing more since receiving the Apple Watch. Similarly, 67% of participants agreed that they walk more, 59% agreed they make better health choices and 57% said they exercise more often with the Apple Watch.
Early adopters are generally satisfied with the Apple Watch's health and fitness features, especially those included stock on the device. An aggregate 89% of survey participants were either "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the built-in Activity app, while around 80% were satisfied with the heart rate sensor and hourly standup reminders and just over 75% were satisfied with the Workout app.
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop echoed similar sentiments in his Apple Watch review in June, in which he shared his personal story about losing 40 pounds using HealthKit and Apple Watch. After ten months of exercising, weight lifting and healthier eating decisions, Dalrymple lost four pant sizes and two shirt sizes, and the Apple Watch kept him motivated to reach his goals:Making healthy lifestyle changes requires consistency, and Wristly found that many early adopters are still wearing the Apple Watch regularly. 86% of survey participants said they are still wearing the Apple Watch on a daily basis, while 12.3% wear it on most days, 1.3% go several days without wearing one and three respondents reported that they no longer wear the Apple Watch.
While the Apple Watch is certainly not the only wearable device motivating people to get in shape, the Move, Exercise and Stand rings, workout summaries, achievement badges, progress updates, personalized feedback and its other health and fitness features appear to have challenged early adopters in ways they did not expect.
Wristly is the largest independent Apple Watch research platform with an opt-in panel of around 1000 Apple Watch buyers. The research firm recently found the Apple Watch to have a 97% customer satisfaction rate, a number that Apple CEO Tim Cook cited during the company's recent third quarter earnings results conference call.
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I've been going to my local park for about 20 years, now, for exercise. I strap on my Garmin heart rate monitor and watch so I can track my progress.
Over the past two months I've seen more and more people in great shape showing up. Tanned, hair fixed perfectly and color coordinated outfits in the best tech fabrics. Low and behold, they all wear their apple watches. I feel so unworthy.
Then I look down and see their phone duct-taped to their ankles.
Over the past two months I've seen more and more people in great shape showing up. Tanned, hair fixed perfectly and color coordinated outfits in the best tech fabrics. Low and behold, they all wear their apple watches. I feel so unworthy.
Then I look down and see their phone duct-taped to their ankles.
Same here. And when you need your phone for the "more stuff", it seems pointless until we get one with GPS to make my runs more accurate.
Now this is something that makes me want to get one and what Apple should use in their watch ads. If Tim is not stupid then they should add more sensors soon and turn in into a killer device.
And better design please!
And better design please!
Sadly that's true. That's how fitness club gyms make their money. They know people will sign up, workout for a few weeks at best, then stop coming which lessens the chances of equipment wear and tea and fortunately for them those people will continue to pay their membership.
Haha...everyone is so gung-ho about it initially then they'll just gain all that weight back when the novelty wears off (starting...now). It's just like the enthusiasm at the gym in January.
You'd agree, then, that wearing a watch (any kind of watch) will have no effect on people's punctuality?
I think that, if you consider history, the wrist watch has made a significant impact on society. One cannot expect punctuality when people are likely to be unaware of the time.
One may make a case that the clock drives humanity at too rapid a pace. It's harder to make a case that a person can be too healthy (except, perhaps, when they annoyingly rub other people's noses in it).
Some people will never be punctual, wrist watch or no. Their timepieces and smart phones may beep, vibrate, and flash, all to no avail. But on the whole, nobody denies the usefulness of alarm, calendar, and reminder apps. Why should a health/fitness-specific reminder be any different? And I can't see how measuring whether the individual actually acted upon the reminder would have no positive impact.
I would not suggest that Apple Watch's fitness features alone could ever have even a fraction of the impact of the wrist watch. However, I wouldn't be surprised if fitness reminders become an accepted norm, a feature expected to be included in every wearable (and in the future, implantable) to aid and abet fitness and health maintenance efforts.
All we have so far is preliminary data - several years of FitBit and related devices, and a few months of Apple Watch. If, long-term, these health reminders positively affect actuarial tables, they're not going to go away. If not, it'll just be another well-intentioned effort. It's way too early to see.
just to chime in here. Since I received my apple watch (Stupidly late, ordered a LL...ended up buying a sports strap 2 days later) I have noticed a marked increase in my attitude to exercise and eating in general. Those 3 rings push me each day to make sure I get all of them.
Its actually nice to see how many calories are burnt just by walking instead of taking lifts or escalators. Those trips up and down the stairs add up, especially since I tend to sprint up them as fast as I can to make sure my heart rate jumps. Its been such a drive for me I actually decided to get back into cycling. Which in turn has had me looking at the health app on my iPhone more to see heart rates and calories/distances covered.
Those who have come up to me and go "I don't see the appeal personally, they only tell the time" are the ones who would benefit from the extra things on offer such as the passive health and fitness tracking. It doesn't force you to do anything, you can always hide the rings and turn off the notifications if you wish, in fact that would be an interesting metric to analyse, how many have actually turned those settings off. My guess, probably less than 1% (but of course, thats a guess). Its brilliantly done and is passive unless you want more.
It has easily become a part of my daily routine now. Im very much looking forward to OS2 when I can leave my phone in one room at work and have Wi-fi transmit everything to the watch. Im already thinking about ordering bluetooth headphones for my bike rides to leave the phone at home.
Its actually nice to see how many calories are burnt just by walking instead of taking lifts or escalators. Those trips up and down the stairs add up, especially since I tend to sprint up them as fast as I can to make sure my heart rate jumps. Its been such a drive for me I actually decided to get back into cycling. Which in turn has had me looking at the health app on my iPhone more to see heart rates and calories/distances covered.
Those who have come up to me and go "I don't see the appeal personally, they only tell the time" are the ones who would benefit from the extra things on offer such as the passive health and fitness tracking. It doesn't force you to do anything, you can always hide the rings and turn off the notifications if you wish, in fact that would be an interesting metric to analyse, how many have actually turned those settings off. My guess, probably less than 1% (but of course, thats a guess). Its brilliantly done and is passive unless you want more.
It has easily become a part of my daily routine now. Im very much looking forward to OS2 when I can leave my phone in one room at work and have Wi-fi transmit everything to the watch. Im already thinking about ordering bluetooth headphones for my bike rides to leave the phone at home.
More like people aren't aware of how sedentary they are when they're trapped in a daily office routine. If I'm working on a big deadline, I'm not thinking about when the last time it was that I went for a walk or just stretched.
Completely agree. But I'll add that even then, it would be a running/gym watch for me. Actually, what would be even better for me would be a garmin with Bluetooth music playback, but they just updated the 220, which is what I have, and it only got optical heart rate and fitness tracking (bleh), so it's a pipe dream at this point.
I have gone from 13 stone down to 9 stone 3lb, and i don't own an Apple Watch or any other watch, bloody hell I've save a fortune.
It's completely possible that people abandon the desire to be fit - they just tire of the effort. For others, the failure to go to the gym comes from a failure to block-out the time on their calendars and set reminders. Out of sight, out of mind. This is far more in-your-face, and can present far more manageable goals (stand up and walk around, take the stairs instead of the elevator, etc., rather than, "Find a free hour in your busy schedule"). Chances are, there will be greater long-term participation.
Will a portion fall by the wayside? Of course. Human nature is what it is. But the fact that a large number of gym members fall by the wayside does not reduce the benefit for those who do go.