Apple has been running fitness challenges for major holidays on a pretty much regular basis since the Apple Watch's inception, and their newest challenge is similar to the last year's Veterans Day challenge—earn a medal in the Activity app along with an animated sticker for the Messages app in exchange for completing a workout challenge.
Your Apple Watch can remind you to start the correct workout or end the session if you forget. The wearable utilizes the built-in accelerometer and heart rate sensors to identify motion and increased heart rate, both tell-tale signs that you might be working out.
For many workout types, Apple Watch senses when you’re moving and can optionally alert you to start the Workout app. Aside from giving you credit for the exercise you’ve already done, it'll also remind you to end your workout should you get distracted when cooling down.
Follow along for the steps to turn off workout reminders on your Apple Watch.
Due to power concerns, Apple Watch does not monitor your heart rates continually.
As suspected a few days ago, Apple's now debuted a new Activity challenge for Apple Watch wearers to honor International Women’s Day which is celebrated on March 8 every year.
Apple's next Activity challenge is happening on International Women's Day, March 8, 2018.
I’m probably not tipping you off on a secret talking about the new sport categories and icons Apple added to the workout app in the early autumn of 2017. After all, these additional workout activities have been around for a while.
Following its debut in Australia in November and subsequent expansion in the United Kingdom last week, Apple's all-new GymKit platform for wireless workout data sharing between Apple Watch and compatible cardio machines has now officially arrived to New York City.
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.
As a fitness enthusiast, one of the most attractive features of Apple Watch certainly has to be its ability to capture and analyze your post-workout heart recovery. I’m probably in good company when I say this tidbit caught my eye at WWDC 2017.
Apple Watch may soon gain the ability to track a variety of new activity types via the Workout app on watchOS 4, including boxing, dancing, kickboxing, lacrosse, pilates, skating and more.
Your Apple Watch can automatically activate the Fitness Focus and silence all notifications hitting your wrist during a workout session. Here's how to set up this handy feature, so you aren't distracted by calls, texts, or app notifications when you're working out.
The unreleased HomePod firmware that Apple “accidentally” published on its servers this past weekend has become a real treasure trove of information about not only iPhone 8 and the speaker itself, but also new fitness features that are possibly coming to Apple Watch.
As noted by MacRumors, a new skiing workout has been unearthed from the HomePod files.