Exercise recommendations are included in almost every aspect of our lives. This brings us many benefits and that is why technology will also be part of improving our physical activity. An example of this is watchOS and the Apple Watch with tools like health or reminder notifications. It’s the little things that motivate users to keep doing the exercises and eventually keep moving. However, another element of watchOS is competitions, one more step to motivate yourself by competing against our friends to see who can move the most in a week.
Compete against your friends on watchOS, one more element of everyday life
The physical activity is essential in our daily lives. World Health Organization recommendations for adults ages 18-64 are moderate aerobic physical activity for at least 150-300 minutes per week or vigorous physical activity for at least 75-150 minutes. Thanks to technological tools and devices such as the Apple Watch make it easier to get that stimulus to start and maintain appropriate physical activity.
In fact, one of the aspects that is not normally taken into account when analyzing watchOS it’s him the impact of competitions between friends. watchOS is introducing a section in its Fitness app called To share. In this menu we can add our friends who also have Apple Watch. From this moment, the knowledge of your activity, position and exercise data begins.
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We will be informed daily of the achievements of our friends: when they complete a ring, when they receive a prize, when they do a physical activity, etc. The user can decide which aspects to share with their friends and which not. However, there is another element that makes the difference: the competitions. Apple provides users via watchOS with an individual competition system.
This competition it wins get points. These points are reached: standing, exercising or moving. The three rings that support the Apple Watch concept allow you to earn a maximum of 600 points per day. This system encourages users to try and beat their friends in various competitions, and it is yet another element to increase the physical exercise level of the users.
Competitions can be started by selecting a friend in the Share section of the Fitness app and tapping “Compete”. When the opponent responds, the competition begins and will do so the next day. One week after the start of the competition, each user will receive notification of the contest result. In addition, the contest result can be seen daily from the Apple Watch itself.
