Do you already exercise? Will you start/do more once you get the watch?

[Patriot24]

Don't the think the watch is very good for weight training, which is what I do.

On her blog, Christy Turlington Burns has mentioned a couple of times that she selects "OTHER" from the possible workout options when she's doing something that isn't covered by the cardio options.

It will be interesting to see how the watch tracks activities other than the included workouts.

 

[gorkt]

I run and use a Fitbit plus a Mio band for a HR monitor. It will be nice to consolidate both. The GPS would be nice, but I run with my phone anyway for security reasons (smallish female) so it isn't necessary.

 

[macguy360]

On her blog, Christy Turlington Burns has mentioned a couple of times that she selects "OTHER" from the possible workout options when she's doing something that isn't covered by the cardio options.

It will be interesting to see how the watch tracks activities other than the included workouts.

The best guess that the Apple Watch can do to track energy expenditure during weight lifting is through heart rate. There just aren't any sensors that can do more than that without wearing a portable metabolic cart like
http://www.cosmedusa.com/en/products/cardio-pulmonary-exercise-testing/k4-b2-mobile-cpet

Don't expect things that aren't possible

 

[ksz]

I work out about 4x a week and always keep my iPhone in the locker.

The gym has free WiFi so I plan to use the Apple Watch to track a few things (stationary bike, steps, and swimming), but probably not the main thing, which is weight lifting. Well, at least heart rate can be tracked.

Nevertheless, with both iPhone and Watch on the same WiFi network, the watch will keep me informed of notifications, incoming calls, reminders, etc. I often miss these things today.

 

[foxkoneko]

one of the main reason Im even getting it is for the health ascept.
Anything else is just extra

 

[fcortese]

I won't use the watch during my morning workouts. I really don't use anything other than the calorie counter on the stationary bike I use. And I don;t use anything when I go on the machines or free weights. But I willies it during my day to keep me moving and during my evening walks with my wife in the warmer weather and longer days.

 

[2macORnot2mac]

Yes. Every hour when it tells me to stand.

 

[Exile714]

It really depends for me whether it's useful for tracking. I go to the gym 2-3 times a week mainly to train for biking, and I'm constantly tracking calories in and out to maintain race weight. I use a Wahoo HRM to get accurate calorie burn during workouts, including weights. I spend another 10 or so hours on my bike, and tracking calories is the only way I can keep up my performance without gaining too much weight.

Will the Apple Watch help? Ummmm...? Maybe? It monitors heart rate, but will it be accurate enough? How about exercise tracking?

Right now I use Wahoo to track my rides, Runkeeper to track my other cardio and weight lifting, and MyFitnessPal to track food, plus I sync my rides with Strava and Runkeeper after the fact. The Health app and HealthKit are surprisingly useful in managing the crazy back and forth between apps, but I'm skeptical that the Watch's exercise app will add (or better subtract) anything from my tracking.

But I'm excited to try!

 

[PatrickNSF]

I run about 40 miles a week – and one marathon a year – and use a Garmin 620 to track that. I wear a Jawbone UP24 to track regular activity. I'm looking forward to having the Apple Watch combining both functions, even if I lose some of the features of the Garmin and the Jawbone.

I will, however, keep the Jawbone for sleep tracking and possibly the Garmin for marathons (depending on how running apps function).

I've been a bit disappointed that most of the reviews have not focused much on exercise and activity. Then again, not sure many of the first round of reviewers have ever exercised...

 

[CharlieCat666]

No proper poll option for me:

I already work out, I use another product to track it, and I will start using Apple Watch once I get it

That one was implied by the first.
We're obviously all getting Apple Watches and we will all be using them over other products.

 

[zacheryjensen]

I am a cyclist and nothing Apple is providing with the Apple Watch is going to help there. I already use a dedicated bike computer that tracks everything. Apple Watch's HR monitor is probably nice but no way it's going to integrate well and using the phone for tracking would be a huge downgrade from a Garmin Edge 810 particularly in tracking location as well as the battery life and HUD capabilities of the Garmin. Sometimes dedicated tools are just way better. I'm sure most people would be able to utilize Apple's setup, though, if they aren't as serious about data tracking as I have become. If they only want location and HR monitoring and then the calculated speeds and such you can derive from that? That's gonna be great.

That said, I will use its features for peripheral health reasons, like monitoring my resting HR more often, and tracking activity like calisthenics or rowing when I need to do something indoors. I will also use it while cycling for non-fitness reasons, like making it far easier to ignore phone calls since I"ll be able to easily see who is bugging me and be sure it's not important. Also switching up the music I'm listening to.

 

[dspalton]

I am planning on using the Apple Watch to monitor my fitness.
Currently don't do much exercise at all, and have signed up to do a charity canoe on the Zambezi in 2016.
So it will have a practical use for me as well...

PS. if you want to donate to the charity, http://justgiving.com/davefwcp-riverchallenge

 

[Matthew9559]

Not anymore since I lost my fitbit. I loved using it though and would have promptly bought a new one if the Apple Watch wasn't coming out so soon (lost it just a month ago). I loved the integration with myfitnesspal and the app was beautiful for Fitbit.

My assumption is myfitnesspal will be able to read Apple's step counter, etc eventually. At least it better!

 

[QCassidy352]

Without a doubt, it will blow by Garmin in a couple of years...

I dunno, maybe. It's 100 miles from the running features of a watch like the Forerunner 620 or the multi sport features of the Fenix 3.

Maybe it'll close that gap in a few revs from now, but right now that seems a little silly to say when it doesn't even have gps yet.

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Got a NordicTrack treadmill that can link up to a Bluetooth LE heart rate monitor. I'm hoping the WATCH will be able to do it.

 

[QCassidy352]

even if I lose some of the features of the Garmin and the Jawbone.

You will lose a TON of the advanced features of the 620. Might still work for you depending on how deeply you go into the 620s features, but it's night and day what that watch can do compared to the apple watch for running metrics.

 

[Theydonboi]

The health aspect is very important to me. I work-out 4-5 times a week and play football (soccer) for around 2 hours per week.

At present, I'm wearing a Misfit Shine to track fitness, but syncing with my iPhone is incredibly temperamental. The face also has a tendency to "pop out" of the strap during contact sport which is less than ideal for a relatively expensive device. The battery went dead the other day, so I'm in no hurry to replace it with my Apple Watch incoming. I'll likely get round to it when I want to track my sleeping patterns again, as that's one thing the Apple Watch doesn't do.

Also looking forward to replacing my 2009 iPod Touch and arm strap with a playlist-enabled Watch in the gym. Hoping it can connect to my iPhone in my gym locker...but the easy access to music will do.

 

[ardchoille50]

I do workout, but don't have any way to track things. I'm hoping the Apple Watch will help me with that.

 

[imaginex20]

I already work out frequently but don't track my workouts. With the watch I will start.

 

[PatrickNSF]

You will lose a TON of the advanced features of the 620. Might still work for you depending on how deeply you go into the 620s features, but it's night and day what that watch can do compared to the apple watch for running metrics.

For my daily runs, I never use the HRM so I'm generally missing some of the key metrics. Until I start training for Boston next year, I'm really only focussing on distance and pace, so I assume the Watch will have me covered.

That being said, I'll likely keep my Garmin as backup for now.

 

[leenak]

I go to the gym, I walk/hike. At the gym, I mostly do weights or maybe a class. I also sometimes do weights at home. I don't use a tracker at this moment but I've tried many. The best I found so far was the garmin vivosmart.

I'm looking forward to the watch in terms of not only tracking steps, telling me when to get up, tracking workouts but also helping control my music at the gym

 

[Dingo Dave 69]

I would do particularly more but I will use it to set goals for walking and be ensuring that motivates me with goals.

I may use it more over time but walking to begin with.

 

[H3rman]

I do exercise 2-3 times a week and don't currently track it, but one of the reasons I bought the watch was for its fitness features so I can start tracking.

 

[xthine]

I must admit I did not have an exercise regimen before the Apple Watch (April May 2015?). Within a few months of owning one I started going for hikes and I remember back then (a little over a year ago) a 4 mile hike for me was a long hike and strenuous. Since then I've built up my routine. I row 3 days out of the week before work and on the weekends I'm trail running and going on moderate/strenuous hikes. I quickly realized the limitations of the AW though after I bumped up my exercise routine. It could no longer keep up with what I do so I had to replace it with a dedicated sport watch (Garmin Fenix 3 HR).

 

[kapolani]

I work out. Always have.

But, the watch makes me get up more often to move around. I take walks at work now.

It actually helps to clear the mind for some more power coding.