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Apple Watch Fitness Updates Coming with WatchOS 5 this fall.

snemberton
snemberton Posts: 175 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
For all my fellow Apple Watch users, some of these updates seem promising!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/your-apple-watch-fitness-workout-is-about-to-get-way-better/ar-AAytpJ1

I'm interested to see the improvements to the Yoga tracking. I'm almost certain it over calculates my expended calories in Yoga class, so I never eat back those in full. I haven't gone hiking with my watch yet, so I'll have to do that sometime before the update and compare it this fall.

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  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
    Nice!
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,539 Member
    Auto start/stop workouts! Fantastic!
  • RichNY73
    RichNY73 Posts: 16 Member
    Can’t wait
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Oh it most definitely overestimates yoga - I'm not burning brisk walk calories while in a forward bend, you know? This is an exciting update - the auto tracking especially will be nice but take some getting used to.

    If anyone hasn't got it already, check out WorkOutDoors if you walk, run or hike outside a lot, great app (paid).
  • FireOpalCO
    FireOpalCO Posts: 641 Member
    I need to re-calibrate my apple watch. I will do an hour long hard workout at Orange Theory and will tell me I did 8 minutes of exercise. My stand alone heart rate monitor gives a completely different story.
  • RichNY73
    RichNY73 Posts: 16 Member
    So far the Apple Watch 3 has been great at the gym doing weights and cardio , I’m sure it’s not spot on but it gives you a good idea how much your burning .. I can’t wait for the update and the watch 4 😜
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    FireOpalCO wrote: »
    I need to re-calibrate my apple watch. I will do an hour long hard workout at Orange Theory and will tell me I did 8 minutes of exercise. My stand alone heart rate monitor gives a completely different story.

    Calibrating your watch and choosing the correct workouts for activities is super important. I would definitely start over if that is what you got from an OT session.
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