How much is too much exercising?

[BlackBun]

I get these a lot on my trends and I do understand that they are just informative but…maybe my watch should be asking me if there’s anything else I could be doing other than exercising. When should my watch tell me to ease up? I’m nearly seventy. Those minutes include a daily run, walking the dogs, strength training, core and yoga a range as recommended by the NHS.

 

[stinkhorn9]

I get these a lot on my trends and I do understand that they are just informative but…maybe my watch should be asking me if there’s anything else I could be doing other than exercising. When should my watch tell me to ease up? I’m nearly seventy. Those minutes include a daily run, walking the dogs, strength training, core and yoga a range as recommended by the NHS.

Just a personal opinion: I've never bought into the whole Apple Watch thing: I'll exercise as and when (and how) I want to; I'm not interested in the statistics, or monitoring everything I do; I don't need to be so connected to my Apple infrastructure (such as it is) or the world at large that I strap a chunk of technology to my wrist (my iphone fits in my pocket as it is). The message as per your attachment would seriously annoy me!

 

[kitKAC]

I get these a lot on my trends and I do understand that they are just informative but…maybe my watch should be asking me if there’s anything else I could be doing other than exercising. When should my watch tell me to ease up? I’m nearly seventy. Those minutes include a daily run, walking the dogs, strength training, core and yoga a range as recommended by the NHS.

This has been one of the general criticisms of Apple Watch, you don't get any rest days at all and Watch expects you to keep moving constantly!

You could give this a try: https://gentler.app/

It requires a subscription for the more advanced features but you can see how much the free features help you.

 

[MBAir2010]

 will notify you every minute for the rest of your life, that is the plan!
which is nice they include settings to turn off these alerts, which can be annoying than helpful at times.

from someone who raced bicycles and trained for the ironman,
you body will let you know when you over exercised.
I used to get the flu or some other ailment that would knock me on my arse for several days.

enjoy the watch and the fitness aspect tho, they are a good tool for keeping most people going.

 

[wilberforce]

After I had a bad accident my physical therapist told me that for certain types of exercise, such as strength training where you stress your muscles etc, it is essential to have rest days for your muscles etc to “repair” and grow after being stressed. If you stress every single day then the damage can accumulate.
For other types of exercise this is not the case.
The Apple approach of having the same goal every day is not always appropriate.

 

[Vundu]

I wish the watch took into account your weekly routine and not base it just in the day before.

I go to the gym very early certain days and later on other days depending on family commitments etc.

My Watch telling me to check my rings because I am behind the day before is a bit dumb as if it was clever enough to look what I did last week it would know I would be smashing it later in the day.

 

[xDKP]

I really hope Apple is thinking about rest-days for WatchOS 10! The day after racing a marathon getting the message “Let’s try that again today?” Is not really motivating at all

 

[ajcgn]

My main form of exercise is bike riding. I keep track, and set goals, using an old fashion spreadsheet. Being doing it this way for 20 years and it works for me.
The AW definitely provides me some interesting statistics, but not being an actual athlete, I just ride hard and rack up the kilometres regardless.

 

[japanime]

This has been one of the general criticisms of Apple Watch, you don't get any rest days at all and Watch expects you to keep moving constantly!

The Mind and Body selection in the Apple Watch's built-in Workout app makes it possible to close your rings without movement. That's what I've been using to close my rings on those critical days of rest.

 

[Margrave]

I think you need to listen to your body, at almost seventy I don’ think we can stress our bodies like we did when we were younger. I am over 80 I follow my own designed program. 3 days a week dumbbell workout at the gym, walk 3-4 miles the days I don’t go to the gym, and take one day a week off. I suggest you find a program that works for you, I assume your not a novice at this, do what you enjoy and keeps you looking good at the beach.

 

[JMStearnsX2]

I turned all the fitness notifications off on my watch, there were just too many. I have a complication on my watch face to check how I'm doing, also my body does a good job communicating how I'm doing.

 

[AJACs3]

Howdy, 58 here, so not quite 70. I just started using an app called “Gentler Streak”

Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1576857102

It claims to take into account, age, fitness, historical and recent activity, sleep, VO2max trends, etc. It then guides you to keep you at a level of activity that avoids overdoing it, as well as reminding you that you need to move so not to lose the progress you’ve made. I must say I have been rather satisfied with the service and product. I find it’s guidance seems to line up well with my abilities for that day. Give it a shot; I think there is a free 1 week trial.

 

[mavis]

I wish the watch took into account your weekly routine and not base it just in the day before.

I go to the gym very early certain days and later on other days depending on family commitments etc.

My Watch telling me to check my rings because I am behind the day before is a bit dumb as if it was clever enough to look what I did last week it would know I would be smashing it later in the day.

This is why I disabled activity notifications almost eight years ago. I found them either annoying or simply useless, for the most part.

 

[ponzicoinbro]

This is why I disabled activity notifications almost eight years ago. I found them either annoying or simply useless, for the most part.

It isn't reliable. I'm told almost daily I have met my Standing goal when I've been sitting at my desk for 4 hours.

 

[mavis]

It isn't reliable. I'm told almost daily I have met my Standing goal when I've been sitting at my desk for 4 hours.

And I haven't been told that since 2015. Maybe try toggling the notification on, then off again. It has worked perfectly for me for nearly a decade.

 

[andyw715]

I don't think I've ever got a notification for trends.
Rings, sure.

All that is saying is that your average recorded exercise minutes (per day) for the past 90 days is lower than the 9 months preceding. Can be useful.

I do agree that daily ring closing isn't very helpful since you can't specify a rest day.

 

[GerritV]

I'm 70 yo and blessed with a good health condition, for which I'm grateful. However, part of that is by my own doing.
I do not "listen to my body" too much, because what if it says:

"Oh it's so cold and damp outside, and windy. Let's just stay in bed for a little while longer. After all, we had ourselves some nice training yesterday - right?"

Eversince I started using a smart watch (Fitbit first, now an Apple Watch), the numbers and graphs definitely do count for me and I'm driven to close my rings every single day. My physical (and as a result, mental) condition keeps improving. I don't have a therapist, not even a house doctor. Yes, I am aware that not everybody can have that luxury, and I surely praise myself lucky to be in this situation. On the other hand, keeping it up is my daily struggle.

Rest assured, I don't always enjoy it - but I force myself and my body to exercise no matter what. My hope, of course, is that I can keep going like this for a long time still.

YMMV

 

[xDKP]

The Mind and Body selection in the Apple Watch's built-in Workout app makes it possible to close your rings without movement. That's what I've been using to close my rings on those critical days of rest.

Could you share a little more detail?

 

[Vundu]

I'm 70 yo and blessed with a good health condition, for which I'm grateful. However, part of that is by my own doing.
I do not "listen to my body" too much, because what if it says:

"Oh it's so cold and damp outside, and windy. Let's just stay in bed for a little while longer. After all, we had ourselves some nice training yesterday - right?"

Eversince I started using a smart watch (Fitbit first, now an Apple Watch), the numbers and graphs definitely do count for me and I'm driven to close my rings every single day. My physical (and as a result, mental) condition keeps improving. I don't have a therapist, not even a house doctor. Yes, I am aware that not everybody can have that luxury, and I surely praise myself lucky to be in this situation. On the other hand, keeping it up is my daily struggle.

Rest assured, I don't always enjoy it - but I force myself and my body to exercise no matter what. My hope, of course, is that I can keep going like this for a long time still.

YMMV

That’s your mind telling you it’s cold stay in bed though not your body?

 

[GerritV]

That’s your mind telling you it’s cold stay in bed though not your body?

You make a very good point here indeed, Vundu 👍
And on a number of times, I guess you're right.
But most times it's plain morning stiffness and/or sleepiness that I need to fight.

 

[rmcq]

I get these a lot on my trends and I do understand that they are just informative but…maybe my watch should be asking me if there’s anything else I could be doing other than exercising. When should my watch tell me to ease up? I’m nearly seventy. Those minutes include a daily run, walking the dogs, strength training, core and yoga a range as recommended by the NHS.

Guys just turn off the daily coaching notifications if they’re annoying?

 

[Tdude96]

I've seen this criticism several times, and agree wholeheartedly that Apple should include more intelligent handling of goals and accommodate or even suggest rest days.

While certainly almost everyone is aware of the need for rest days, it can be a major disappointment and demoralizing to miss a goal or challenge, and can be tempting to squeeze in "just a little more" because of that. Normally that's a good thing, but it can lead to injury.

Whether a suggestion, "Looks like you've been working hard, perhaps you should take a rest day tomorrow?"
or just a rest day button or schedule, it'd be a nice feature to see. I'd also like to be able to choose a reason for a rest day for tracking purposes, whether it's a general rest day or due to illness or injury. That kind of tracking would be useful.

 

[GerritV]

I've seen this criticism several times, and agree wholeheartedly that Apple should include more intelligent handling of goals and accommodate or even suggest rest days.

While certainly almost everyone is aware of the need for rest days, it can be a major disappointment and demoralizing to miss a goal or challenge, and can be tempting to squeeze in "just a little more" because of that. Normally that's a good thing, but it can lead to injury.

Whether a suggestion, "Looks like you've been working hard, perhaps you should take a rest day tomorrow?"
or just a rest day button or schedule, it'd be a nice feature to see. I'd also like to be able to choose a reason for a rest day for tracking purposes, whether it's a general rest day or due to illness or injury. That kind of tracking would be useful.

+1 for a Rest Day Button
On the other hand, I can't seem to increase my Training goal over 90min. How come?

 

[Tdude96]

On the other hand, I can't seem to increase my Training goal over 90min. How come?

Apple's subtle way of encouraging people training for marathons to just go faster and get it done in the 90 minutes allotted?

Does seem like an odd limit. But I suppose there aren't a ton of people doing that much exercise every day.

 

[Monkswhiskers]

Listen to your body over a watch or anything else. Rest days are essential, remember when it comes to working out, exercise makes you weak, rest makes you strong.