Activity Challenges for the Apple Watch are a quick and easy way to reach a milestone and earn some digital bling in the process, and Apple has one primed for this year’s International Day of Yoga.
Will you celebrate the planet next Monday by recording at least a 30-minute workout on your Apple Watch? Not even if doing so will net you special stickers and virtual medals?
Like the previous year, Apple will once again honor the International Women’s Day with an Activity challenge that will be issued to Apple Watch wearers around the world.
Closing those activity goals and rings on your Apple Watch each day isn’t easy. Here’s how to close them from the comfort of your couch.
US Apple Watch owners who complete a challenge on Veterans Day this Sunday will be awarded a virtual medal in the Activity app and a sticker for iMessage and FaceTime.
Apple Watch can alert you to start the right workout when it looks like you’re training and will even remind you to end the session if you forget. In case you don’t really need this handy auto-workout detection capability, disabling it will help prolong the watch’s battery life.
With this cool new app, you can record, save and view detailed sessions of heart rate data using HealthKit and without starting an active workout. Simply record sessions on your Apple Watch and view a detailed summary on your iPhone.
Apple wants you to celebrate women around the world by doubling your Move ring. This new challenge should be international given the global scope of Women’s Day.
On March 8, celebrate women around the world and earn a nice medal in the Activity app by doubling your Move ring.
No matter where you’re off to next, surfing, golfing or a yoga session – we all know it’s famously uncool to start just another generic ‘Other’ workout on your watch. If you’re tired of that, here’s how to get your personalized stickman for any sport… even if you’re into Water Polo.
GymKit is available at Life Time Athletic at Sky and will be coming to Equinox in 2018.
Just like last year, Apple is once more challenging Apple Watch owners in the US to complete a 5K on Thanksgiving. That is just over 3 miles of either walking or running. If they are able to do so, they will earn a special badge in the Activity app, and an exclusive sticker for use in iMessage.