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Apple Watch Leading to Healthy Lifestyle Changes Among Early Adopters
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Has somebody tried fitbit charge and tell me if its good for tracking your exercise activities? Other than prompting to stand or display current stats, just for fitness perspective, would fitbit charge be enough?
As silly as it may seem, I do think the fitness reminders are good if you're trying to get into shape. Speaking of which... time to stand up and walk... standing up for a smoke and then walking to the fridge for a snack! 
I guess my only experience with fitness trackers are from coworkers who buy a Fitbit, wear it for a week, and then "forget it at home" for the next 3 months. According to these people, the only feedback it gives them is vibrations. They have to check the companion app for any real feedback. I know there are better ones, but the ones that I have experience with seem like glorified pedometers.
Completely agree, though not necessarily with it being an Apple Watch-limited range. When I got a Fuelband 2 years ago I knew full well it wasn't accurate in tracking steps, I bought it to see how much I moved (according to its own metrics) compared to a busy work day to the weekend. It made me get out more on slower days, and that has carried over to running my own company. Since getting an iPhone 6 with its distance tracking I've found myself going for longer walks just to improve my average. It's all good stuff, and no doubt when I get an Apple Watch (waiting on gen 2) I'll probably spend a lot of time on its fitness tracker.
The study is fraud. If you ask someone if they agree they have exercise more, they are not going to reply "No. Since i got the watch I've been sitting around more, eating burger and fries and drinking pop."
The questionnaire just concluded that the Apple Watch makes people think they are more active. To know if they are or not, they have to measure the amount of exercise before and after.
The questionnaire just concluded that the Apple Watch makes people think they are more active. To know if they are or not, they have to measure the amount of exercise before and after.
I totally agree with the health benefits of Apple Watch. My wife and I regularly compete with each other to see who can get the most calories/minutes/hours on the rings each day. Even our dogs benefit because we go for walks with the dogs most evenings to complete the rings, even tonight in the rain! One of my neighbours also got an Apple Watch around launch day and she is regularly to be seen jogging round the estate whereas before the only exercise she got was washing her car! I've heard from numerous other people saying the same thing.
To those who compare it to owning a running machine - we have one of those as well and it's only since we got the Apple Watch that it gets used regularly! This is now July so either this is the longest "honeymoon" in history or the Apple Watch has serious staying power! Heck, I even went to the hotel gym in Portugal when on holiday earlier this month! Never done that before!
To those who compare it to owning a running machine - we have one of those as well and it's only since we got the Apple Watch that it gets used regularly! This is now July so either this is the longest "honeymoon" in history or the Apple Watch has serious staying power! Heck, I even went to the hotel gym in Portugal when on holiday earlier this month! Never done that before!
This is true of the base model, and I don't know a lot about other FitBits. But I upgraded to a Garmin VivoSmart and got the prompts to stand (since turned off - too annoying at work), touch screen, phone finder, BT music control (not used), notifications, and time (raise to activate display). I almost never use the companion app. because the distance and steps display on the band. $149. To get me off of this thing I'll need these features + GPS, not Shazam or trying to reply to messages with Siri.
I'm sure the same could be said for that new treadmill or exercise bike that someone received for Christmas one year which now sits in the basement collecting dust and cobwebs.
Treadmill on your wrist?. No way!.
Why buy a treadmill when you can walk? Walk to the park. Walk to work.
We all bought cars and now we're not getting enough exercise. Instead of using our cars less and saving money, fuel, etc we're buying treadmills. What is wrong with people?
I hate to admit it, but I'm currently wearing an Apple Watch on my left wrist and I just purchased a Fitbit Charge HR to track my sleep at night.
It's only been two days since I started wearing the Fitbit, but I've got to say, I'm pretty impressed. It's heart rate monitor is great and it's sleep tracking (within the app) is amazingly informative. The dedicated app puts Health Kit to shame.
One thing to note: In order to get your data into Health Kit, you have to cheat with another app. Fitbit doesn't want to play nice with Apple.
I wasn't the only one who felt that way. Maybe you should make your posts understandable to the people reading rather than just yourself.
This report says the opposite: that the watch is making a difference. This report has actual data to back up its claims.
You claim it won't make a difference. This is based on... A hunch.
Hmm, okay.
I lost 12 pounds since April,.... but because I spent money on a new Cannondale bicycle instead off iWatch.
You gained weight because you wanted to, because you had no self control, because you didn't care, and on and on. The one thing that didn't cause you to gain weight was the watch. I don't which is worse, your statement or those who "liked" your post.
Those that are able to and want to lose weight may find the watch helpful in tracking your efforts. You don't think the watch will help because you simply hate the watch.
You make these incredibly stupid and patently absurd generalities. While some try a gym and don't presist, there are large numbers of people who try it, love it, continue to go and improve their health. Same with the watch. Why do you keep on making up stuff just to bash the watch?
So what? It proves nothing. What he does with his body and his life in no way affects the features of the watch. Look at how much you hate the watch and literally make up stuff to continue to hate it and bash it. Does your attitude affect how you live your life, your family, and you job? It must given what you say about Ive.
Well, duh. Nearly everyone who gets a tracking device also gets motivated to exercise more and lose weight. I got a Fitbit a couple of years ago and it helped motivate me and I lost 19kg in 10 months.
The data that matters is:
1) how does users' success rate compare to users of other fitness and health devices?
2) what is the ongoing success rate. Do people have more success maintaining healthy behaviours?
The data that matters is:
1) how does users' success rate compare to users of other fitness and health devices?
2) what is the ongoing success rate. Do people have more success maintaining healthy behaviours?
Count me in as another who the Watch encouraged to get more active. My daily goals have been getting more ambitious and I've been pushing myself to meet them.
The easy glance at the activity ring seems to have tapped into my inner OCD to complete all the rings by the end of each day. On some lazier days, I've been kicked in the butt to get off the couch at the end of the day to go for a run to complete the remaining calories.
The easy glance at the activity ring seems to have tapped into my inner OCD to complete all the rings by the end of each day. On some lazier days, I've been kicked in the butt to get off the couch at the end of the day to go for a run to complete the remaining calories.
One notable difference could be that people who buy the Apple Watch might not even be interested in a fitness tracker at first when purchasing it and then discover the benefits of fitness tracking while someone who buys a fitbit really doesn't have any other intention than to track his fitness in first place.
Besides the usual negative spins nobody really is saying "Apple Watch = you automatically become fit" or "Apple Watch = better than Fitbit/Tracker of your choice".