Hi guys,

I have been living a very very unhealthy life both activity + diet wise. By profession I am software engineer and I sit for like 10+ hours in a day.

Now, I have decided to change it all. I have been going to gym, working out 3 days a week for past 1 month and I am consistent with very balanced diet.

I recently started running and taking swimming lessons and I want to track all my workouts + running + swims so based on my scenario as a beginner can you guys please recommend what be best for me to buy ?

My goal is to properly track all activities, should sync well with strava, improve sleep + recovery and I am hoping to get in shape to run first half marathon of my life in next 6 months.

Thank you for helping in advance.

I’m losing weight and i know not to listen to fitness trackers 100%, but has it been a pretty good barometer for you on daily activity and the general range of calories you should eat?

I got 13,000 steps yesterday and the calorie burn put me in the moderately active category. I was pretty busy. Worked all night, got home, slept for only a few hours, then went back out and walked around stores, malls, the park. I did multiple workouts

Closing your rings is an awesome way to stay consistent, but looking at them in correlation with your Training Load is where the real magic happens. While your rings tell you that you moved, Training Load compares your last 7 days of physical strain against your 28-day baseline to show the actual impact of that movement.

Here is how to read your status:

Below: Detraining or recovering. Perfect for a planned deload week; otherwise, you aren't challenging your body enough to adapt.

Steady: The maintenance sweet spot. Your current workload perfectly matches your 4-week average.

Above / Well Above: Overloading your system. Great for short-term fitness gains, but staying "Well Above" too long is a major red flag for injury and overtraining.

Keep in mind: Training Load tracks the stress you apply, not how well you're absorbing it. If your load is climbing but your overnight heart rate in the Vitals app is spiking (or your HRV in the Health app is crashing), your body need a rest day. Also, don't forget to manually rate your effort on strength sessions, since the watch only auto-estimates cardio!

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Apple knows my home address. Apple knows my work address. Apple Watch has tracked me cycling the exact same 8 km route, at the exact same time, on every workday, for the past 5 years'ish.

And yet, every single morning, it taps me on the wrist like an overeager personal trainer and goes: "It looks like you might be cycling. Would you like to start a Workout?"

YES. YES I WOULD LIKE TO START A WORKOUT. I WOULD LIKE TO START THE SAME WORKOUT I HAVE STARTED EVERY DAY THE LAST 5 YEARS.

I get it — privacy, autonomy, not wanting to assume. Fine. But could we at least get a "You cycle to work every day, want me to just… start automatically?" toggle buried somewhere in Settings > Health > Activity > Commute > Please Just Help Me?

Is this something iOS 27 might finally tackle?

Hi, are Apple Watches better at tracking calories burned than the Huawei GT 6? I'm thinking about getting an Apple Watch SE 3 for everyday use, and I'll use my Huawei for hiking.

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Hi everyone, not sure if I’m posting this in the right place, but I’m trying to figure out some discrepancies between Strava and Apple Fitness for movement times.

Earlier today, I hiked Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks and recorded the entire workout using my Apple Watch in Apple Fitness. It showed a total time of 6 hours 52 minutes, with a move time of 6 hours 5 minutes.

Once I got home, I imported the workout into Strava. It had the same total elapsed time, but the movement time showed as 5 hours 46 minutes.

Could anyone explain the discrepancy, or let me know which one is more accurate? I want to know which to treat as my benchmark going forward.

Hi guys

First time Apple Watch buyer here. Used to use my xiaomi band 9, but its integration is awful with Apple, so I was thinking of an Apple Watch.

My current activities include: gym ppl x3, learning to swim in shallow water pool (0.9-1.2m), running twice a week (just under 5k) and badminton fortnightly.

What’s better to buy now in 2026? Refurbished by backmarket for £325 ultra or brand new Apple SE 3 for £250 for 44mm?

Thanks

Anyone else not get a monthly challenge for July? I even checked Apple fitness and then is no July challenge.

Strava keeps making my Peak District runs look like i've failed a workout, because 8:40/km up a greasy climb near Sheffield isn't the same animal as 8:40/km on flat tarmac. mildly rude. i'm about 15 weeks from Yorkshire Marathon, so right now it's a free online plan, Apple Watch for the actual run and Strava as the diary after i've stopped wheezing. Nike Run Club helped me get out the door last winter with the audio stuff, but for this block it feels a bit too vibes-based for long runs creeping up and midweek effort starting. i've been looking at Hiiro since it seems built around marathon training on Apple Watch and RPE rather than just pace, which might suit fell legs that don't understand flat roads yet, but i'm not keen to swap everything mid-build unless it's genuinely less faff. anyone here training for a marathon off the Watch and actually happy with their setup?