CloseYourRings
Three rings: Move, Exercise, Stand. One goal: Close them every day. It’s such a simple and fun way to live a healthier day that you’ll want to do it all the time. That’s the idea behind the Activity app on AppleWatch.
Close your Move ringby hitting your personal goal ofactive caloriesburned.
AppleWatch tracks the active calories you burn. Active calories are the ones you burn through all kinds of movement, from taking the stairs at work to playing with the kids to cleaning out the garage. Being active throughout the day is an important part of living a healthy life.
Everything counts.
Walking the dog, up to 170 calories per hour
Walking the dog
up to
calories/hour
Gardening
up to
calories/hour
Dancing at a concert
up to
calories/hour
Biking to work
up to
calories/hour
Playing chase with your kids
up to
calories/hour
There are all sorts of ways to burn activecalories.
Put your rings on
your watch face.
Choose one of the Activity watch faces or add Activity as a complication to track your progress at a glance throughout the day.
How to changeyour dailyMovegoal.
- Open the Activity app.
- Use the digital crown to scrolldown.
- Tap Change Move Goal.
- Tap + or − to update yourgoal.
Each week AppleWatch recommends a new Move goal specifically tailored to your activity. So it’s easy to staymotivated.
Close your Exercise ring by completing at least 30minutes of activity atorabove a briskwalk.
The Exercise ring shows how many minutes of brisk activity you’ve completed, whether you’re just moving at a fast pace or doing a specific workout in the Workout app. All at once or a little at a time, you can earn Exercise minutes however it works foryou.
The ultimate workoutpartner.
The Workout app on AppleWatch tracks popular workouts like running, swimming and high-intensity interval training with justatap.
Choose themetrics thatmoveyou.
View up to five metrics — like duration, calories and heart rate — for each workout. You can customize them in the Apple Watch app on youriPhone.
Stay fit with your favouriteapps.
Use the fitness apps you already know and love, and get credit toward completing your Activity rings when youdo.
30 minutes of brisk activity every day canhelpminimize thechance of stroke, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and weight gain. Itcan also help improve sleep and mood, as well as reducestress.
Close your Stand ringby getting up and moving around for at least 1 minute during 12 different hours in theday.
Sitting too much can contribute to health problems. That’s why AppleWatch tracks your progress toward your Stand goal and motivates you to get up throughout the day. Being less sedentary can lead to lower blood pressure, increased energy, and reduced risk of cardiovasculardisease.
Sit less. You’ll gofar.
Replace your regular desk at work with a standing desk to reduce the amount of sedentary time in your day. Standing up means you’re likely to move around and burn morecalories.
A tap on the wrist.
A kick in the butt.
If you’ve been sitting for a while, AppleWatch gives you a gentle nudge to get up. Make sure Stand Reminders are turned on in the AppleWatch app on youriPhone.
Don’t just standthere.
While you’re up, move around a bit. Get some water. Stretch. Visit a coworker. It may sound like a small thing, but regular movement can help keep your energy up and lead to greaterproductivity.
Prolonged sitting can contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. Being more active can help control glucose levels and other riskfactors.
Get the motivation you need toclose your rings everyday.
AppleWatch doesn’t just show you how you’re doing, it gives you personalized suggestions and encouragement to close yourrings.
Coaching
Wearing an Apple Watch feels like having a personal trainer on your wrist. It keeps track of how you’re progressing toward your daily goals, and gives you a nudge to close your rings at the end of eachday.
Awards
When you hit your personal bests or reach significant milestones, you’ll receive awards that fill the digital trophy case in the Fitness app on your iPhone. You can also pick up awards at special times of the year, like HeartMonth or EarthDay.
Sharing
Stay connected by sharing your Activity rings with friends and family. Get notifications on their progress and spur them on with words of encouragement or friendlycompetition.
Competitions
Go head to head with a friend in a seven-day competition in which you earn points based on the percentage of your Activity rings that you close. Personalized coaching will tell you how much you need to move to bring home braggingrights.
Seehow AppleWatchowners areclosing theirrings.
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Roll on.
We’ve optimized the Activity rings specifically for wheelchair users. The Stand ring becomes the Roll ring. And during the day, AppleWatch counts pushes and identifies different stroke types to award the right amount of Move and Exercise credit. There are also two wheelchair-specific workouts in the Workoutapp.
Learn more about accessibility features on AppleWatch
Go further.
Check out AppleWatch Support to learn even more about closing your rings and using the Workout app. You can also get tips on using AppleMusic and ApplePodcasts, measuring your heart rate and setting reminders tobreathe. And that’s just the start of what you’llfind.
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