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Success stories: how the Apple Watch changed the lives of people

To make the Apple Watch really helpful for those who are engaged in fitness, Apple was invited to the team what guru sport — famous trainer Jay Blahnik. He took up the post of medical consultant and was able to make Apple Watch become really useful for health.

Edition Culf conducted a survey among readers to find out how they use Apple watch. It turned out that the Apple Watch successfully motivate people to sports achievements. We present “success stories” from the horse’s mouth.

Apple Watch: more than a fitness bracelet

According to the owners of watches, wearable device from Apple is not something supernatural, but his fitness capabilities extremely productive. Here is what 39-year-old teacher from the Czech Republic jiří Janda:

“You know, I’m not a bodybuilder and not an athlete. I just needed to lose some weight to keep in shape. . Apple Watch has helped me”. In confirmation of the words of jiří put two photos “before” and “after”.

When our hero began to weigh 110 kg, it was decided that further so cannot proceed and need to take active measures for weight loss. Purchasing for this purpose, Apple Watch, jiří was not disappointed – the watch helped him to lose 15 kg.

“Due to high employment I tried to use different kind of technical devices for fitness tracking. Among them were products from Jawbone, Fitbit, Garmin and Polar, but none of them did not help me. Then I thought about Apple Watch. It is more than just a fitness gadget.”

Despite the fact that Jiri knew the Apple watch are not a specialized activity tracker, he still issued the order. Possessed-onset motivation, Janda started to engage actively, to monitor their health, following the advice of the Apple Watch.

“I have a few straps of different colors to suit your mood. Green I use for training, white – when you go to work, and black – if you want to hold a business dinner,” said he.

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Despite the amazing results that Jiri does not exclude the so-called placebo effect or day self-reassurance. Perhaps the price of Apple Watch is completely capable to persuade you to start practicing.

32-year-old from Vancouver finansistka Gaila Jennings managed to lose 10 lbs. In it she thanked not own will power, and a built-in Apple Watch activity tracker.

“The training program and applications for tracking health, oddly enough, interested me more than anything else, says Gale. – Before, I just couldn’t bring myself to engage in systematic sport and Apple Watch have provided excellent support.”

A very interesting fact of life Jennings: she noticed that I started losing weight, only to find that her things got her high. This was the motivation for further training. She has made significant adjustments to their diet, began to move more and – amazingly – just two months lost 10 lbs.

But not only the Apple Watch has pushed her sporting achievements. As she says Gale, in many ways, it helps the videos from the nutritionists of trainers. “Apple Watch gave me hope, pushing me into sports and weight loss,” says the girl.

47-year-old journalist from London Troy shields said:

“I’ve never had a fitness bracelet. I had not even considered it as a purchase, because considered it a waste of money.”

However, his opinion has changed after buying the Apple Watch to work.

“The fitness opportunities hours were for me something distant and uninteresting. I bought the device solely for work. However, with Apple Watch I have changed my lifestyle and the result impressed me – minus 13 kg. And I’m not even one day did not run in the morning and not kill yourself in the gym. How are you?”, says delighted Troy.

Perhaps, in the question of sport prevails, the setting of objectives and their systematic execution. You can’t just say to yourself: “I want to lose weight”. This will not be enough, because the main requirement for yourself should be an attempt to change their own thinking. At least, so says Paul Loan, 29-year-old pastor from Winnipeg.

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“I found a great way to motivate yourself to achieve your goals. We agreed with my wife that each taken a “height” of their own achievements will step in to buy more expensive device,” said Paul.

Thus, every day getting rid of excess calories, he, with the permission of the wife was set aside more money for future purchases. At the moment it goes to the target to drop 1000 calories per day. Interestingly, the Mercantile interest of the clergyman led him to taking care of their own health. It is now proper nutrition and began to ride a bike, began to walk more with my family. Taking the car, he said, he was deprived of many pleasures of life, which is simply not noticed. And this is all thanks to Apple Watch.

Monitoring success

The ecosystem created by Apple allows users of Apple devices to sync data health with all appliances. So 36-year-old John Carr, a developer from Los Angeles, are watching their health.

“I am very practical person. Using the app to keep track of health, I can throw their data with hours on the iPhone or iPad,” says Carr. – Fitness trackers did not bring the desired result. I could not sync them with any of my devices to check the performance at any time. With Apple Watch is different. Watches are designed to work in tandem with the iPhone and it’s great. Even if the watch is charging, I can always refresh my memory of the results of their last training.

“Sometimes I say to myself: wow, I burned 3000 calories, an excellent result! – John says. Is great motivates and makes us reach for more”.

Kevin Guzniczak solidarity with John Carr and also prefer to synchronize the data of the last training.

“I use the app to count steps so you know how much I walked per day and how many calories lost. Program MyFitnessPal works great in tandem with Health”, – shared his opinion Kevin. In my 47 years of Guzniczak managed for six months to lose 23 pounds.

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“Once I was visiting my daughter in Texas and she told me that I had stopped working out and got fat. In her opinion, I should start eating right to lose weight. But it’s so difficult! exclaims Kevin. Then I decided to use Apple Watch. I started losing weight, noting consumed calories in MyFitnessPal and tracking my activity. Of course, I had to limit yourself to food, but I still ate the usual food, including pizza. I just became more likely to ride a bike and get out more. Six months later I had to completely change my wardrobe, because I dropped more than 20 pounds”.

According to John O’brien, the activity tracking functionality of the Apple Watch is not limited. An important role in fitness and health tracking to play a reminder. Thanks to a sensor called the taptic Engine, clock easily and non-intrusively suggest to the owner that it’s time to pause or to conduct training.

At 54 years old John O’brien, not involved with sports for 20 years, has dramatically changed his life. For a start, he set himself achievable goals, but what was his surprise when just a couple of weeks of training he was able to run a mile without stopping. In addition, John is like a built in clock that can Wake its owner easy, but well-perceptible by touch.

Most likely, the placebo effect or auto-suggestion, it is the place, after all, an expensive purchase is always an incentive to a change of the usual way. In this case, the gadget for sports literally makes their owners off the couch. Important role in sports activities playing and motivation. Daily activity reports compel people to set new goals and achieve them.

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