First clarifying folks I disagree with
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Originally Posted by Thilak29 |
Thilak sir,
It would be amazing if you could share Actionable insights / specifics for people. You surely didn't want the few thousand people who have visited the thread to each go to this youtube channel and spend hours?
So please, simplify and share specifics to relate / comment on. TIA
These are directionally accurate devices - at no point are we saying rely on them for medical advise or take them as gospel! Hell no. These are habit forming tools for the motivated but undisciplined weaklings like me
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Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay Both these blogs are on Whopp's website. We should discount these slightly since marketing has certainly embellished the story. |
Sir, I have nothing to say here - both individuals have little to do from shilling Whoop.
If anything, Pascal's tweet is here:
https://twitter.com/p_friddy/status/1331628563158749187
His timeline has no words of praise for Whoop ever since. He is a regular man with his life to lead!
As something of a marketer myself, I do not share promotional material on TBHP - what's the point of being here after 14 years and almost ten thousand posts (and uncountable hours writing long as hell posts) , to shill unproven crap?
I gave the COVID example because a very close friend had exactly the same COVID data. He did not want to share his data so I picked up the relevant blog. But again,
only outcomes I have seen.
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Originally Posted by Raghu M They say 'new accessories always motivate sportsmen'. So, if a smartwatch or a fitbit is motivating us to keep fit, then we are terribly on the wrong side of everything related to fitness.
A workout is fun when you find it difficult to start but have thoroughly enjoyed it while you are done! |
As I said to aargee - its all about what works. This thread is NOT for disciplined folks - it is for the indisciplined folks who are motivated but not enough to take action.
We are all on our own journeys - this is a tip for those like me who struggle with motivation. I am not saying this is universally applicable insight for everyone!
In the end, if my Garmin helped me get to 50 workouts in 32 days and ensures I sneak in a half hour yoga session at 11pm - that is a BIG win
for me.
If I am on the terribly wrong side of any sportsperson definition, sorry, not sorry!
Now replying to folks I agree with
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Originally Posted by GTO to the premise of this thread. Got gifted an Apple Watch on my birthday and it has helped me track my fitness a lot more. What's more, the BPM monitor reminds me to keep my cool even on hard work days. |
Precisely!
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Originally Posted by Gansan How accurate are the Bp and O2 level readings? Can one rely on them? As a hypertensive on medication, my Bp reading on the smartwatch appears to be very very optimistic." |
PLEASE DO NOT EQUATE THESE DEVICES WITH MEDICAL ADVICE!
I would never trust watch BP yet - the gold standard is to inflate and measure BP by compression - a watch will never do that perfectly.
Whoop is quite good with respiratory rate because it is worn VERY VERY tight unlike any watch.
At best they are like a cheap fire alarm for your body. Only the likes of Whoop are a somewhat decent alert to visit a doctor - but under no circumstance must you trust the device alone.
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Originally Posted by StrikerK Apple Watch has the concept of closing activity rings for calories, standing and exercise. It has been about 6 months now since she had the Apple watch and in the past 4 months there is only 1 or 2 days when she couldn't close at least the outer calories ring. She is so motivated that even if it is 11PM, she would go for a walk just to close her rings.
This is when I realized that a device just counting steps wasn't enough, a proper motivating UX is crucial |
Thank you - this is precisely it!
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Originally Posted by piiyush21 thought of yet another device to charge makes me give up |
That is the achilles heel sadly. Hence, Fitbit or Garmin with weeklong runtimes
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Originally Posted by xrules Targets are something you set for yourself. There are numerous times when I look at my watch in the evening and I am like .. get the he** out and finish your target. That I think is the objective of these trackers.
Just sharing in a hope to motivate a few more souls like me that anything is possible. |
EXACTLY. Whatever works - and some of us are imperfect but so be it. This is about decent solutions for imperfect undisciplined folks who may be worried if that smartwatch spend is good money down the drain!
Someone could achieve the same outcome with recording runs in a a paper notebook and a loving parent who kindly quizzes you at 11pm - "did you run today? I see today's entry is empty! If not, please go now!"
If that works for someone, sure! Not ruling out other approaches
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Originally Posted by warrioraks I upgraded from a Goqii to Fitbit couple of years back by force (wife got me one without heads up). Till date, that is the best gift I have ever received. I would agree with your thought that it makes sense to invest in the best possible watch one can buy. In fact I am a general believer of the fact that one should prioritise shopping expenditure based on the amount of time you would typically spend with an item. For a smart watch, it will ideally be on the wrist every hour of your waking time so this is one place I would buy the best thing that can be afforded. |
You are my brother from another mother - I tell people to take slumming vacations, cheap hotels but buy the best phones and smart watches they can afford (to buy without debt and lose, in the worst case).
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Originally Posted by promit Enter Garmin Forerunner - feather-light, non-touchscreen, rugged, fairly plastic but incredibly functional. It has changed my life - it has been my faithful companion in training for HM as well as 100 km bike rides and other strength activites. Very impressed with the Garmin products. As the OP posted, when you are working out with it in workout mode - it auto detects and counts sets of exercises like pushups, squats, etc etc. Been very impressed with Garmin lately, although I do miss the Apple Watch a lot too. Save for sleep detecting which is not as good as Fitbit's. Garmin's insights and data are on a different level. |
Thanks - good to know I am not alone in my Garmin love. Given my Forerunner 935 is a 3.5 year old hand me down device with wonky charging and GPS error of ~10% - I always thought I would next buy a Fitbit Versa 2, but you seem to be sure that once a Garmin workout user, always a Garmin user!