6. Establish more healthy habits
The Watch will ping you when you've been sitting too long—I was surprised how many hours during the work day that flew by without me standing up for even a minute. One minute! Blahnik says that users have turned this simple standing nudge into a reminder to make other healthy decisions such as getting more water and logging 100 steps.
The other time to check-in with your activity is when you receive your weekly summary and goal adjustment every Monday—it's like having January 1 every week that holds you accountable to how your actual level of activity stacks up against your measured levels.
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7. Use your friends to set a new PR
One of the other motivating features of the Apple Watch has nothing to do with tracking; instead, it's about having access to your fitspo social feeds on your wrist. Blahnik shared that when Christy Turlington Burns finished the London Marathon (she was training with the Apple Watch), she set a new personal record.
"None of us did the calculations of her age group qualifying for Boston," Blahnik says, explaining that wasn't the goal of the run—she just wanted to hit four hours. But when she crossed that finish line, she received a Tweet from a fan on her Watch that told her she qualified for the prestigious race. "She was so excited."
8. Don't fear the long, endurance workouts
When I ran a half-marathon earlier this year, my phone died in the middle of the race—the tracking app, music, GPS and yes, selfies, drained the battery completely by mile nine. Blahnik advises that the Apple Watch was designed for people who log long runs and bike rides.
To ensure battery life, flip into Power Saving Mode in the Workout app's setting feature—it turns off continuous heart rate monitoring, but you'll still get your speed, distance, elapsed time and calorie burn. If you're a heart rate junkie and want the Watch to last and monitor your heart rate, pair the watch of a Bluetooth LE chest strap.
"If you wear the chest strap, it automatically knows to turn our heart rate off and takes it from the strap so you're not using the optical sensors," he says. The chest strap will also provide a more accurate reading for "chaotic" workouts (like boxing) when the Watch may move around on your wrists a bit more.
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9. Receive the right credit for pushing a stroller
"When you're walking you create a signature [movement] that's pretty easy [for the Watch] to determine," Blahnik says. But there are some scenarios where you may not receive the full credit, such as when you're pushing a stroller. To fix this, consider these events an outdoor walk and log a session in the Workout app.
10 Start your day off right
Blahnik's personal hack: Wake up on the half hour (4:30 A.M. in his case) and put on the watch. "I'll win the 4 o'clock hour" and receive credit for the minute of standing he explains. That way he can complete the Stand goal by 4 P.M. and enjoy a relaxing evening. "This is the one goal you can't get ahead on."
11. The best is yet to come
In the fall, third party apps will have access to the Apple Watch sensors—so the potential for additional workout features and motivating data will be endless.
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