Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this Apple Watch for a while now, and the whole “Move” goal thing had me scratching my head. What should I even set it to? I mean, I wanted to be more active, sure, but I didn’t want to just pick some random number.
So, I started digging around to figure this out. I read that the default is like 300 calories, which honestly, sounded kind of low to me. But then I thought, “Hey, maybe that’s a good place to start.” I mean I do not want to jump too fast, right?
Then, I tried to increase it a little each day. I bumped it up to 350, then 400, just to see how it felt. It was kind of cool to see how my daily activity stacked up against the goal. Some days I smashed it, other days, not so much. What I did was basically walking. I walked to the grocery store instead of driving. I took the stairs instead of the elevator. Little things like that.
After a week or two of this, I started to get a feel for what a reasonable goal was for me. 500 calories seemed like a good challenge, but it was still totally doable. And some guys online were saying that 1,000 is great, so maybe I will try it next month.
- Start slow: Don’t try to be a hero on day one.
- Listen to your body: If you’re feeling sore or exhausted, take a rest day.
- Mix it up: I tried to find new way to make it work, like walking more, maybe running a little bit.
- Pay attention to the data: The watch gives you all sorts of info. Just check the trends and you will see what’s your level.
Here is what I learned:
So, yeah, that’s my little journey with the Apple Watch Move goal. It’s nothing fancy, but I just want to share with you guys since this thing actually helped me be more active and track my daily stuff, and I feel pretty good about it. It’s kind of satisfying to close those rings every day, not gonna lie. Hope this can be useful for you guys.