One Year with the Apple Watch

by Kyle

I thought that with me owning my Apple Watch for 1 year now, I would add up some totals regarding how much I've done.

  • Overall, I've walked 4,471,695 steps.
  • I've walked/ran a distance of 2219 Miles.
  • I cycled 156 miles. (Hoping to up the ante on this during summer)
  • I burned a total of 172,131 Active Calories. (That's 662 glazed Dunkin Donuts)
  • Ruined 5 pairs of headphones, including two EarPods
  • Took out 2 iPhone 6's, I'm on my 3rd right now. First one got dropped on a mountain, second one got ruined by sweat. (My current iPhone is signed by Carly Rae Jepsen)
  • Still rocking the same Apple Watch I got last year.



As for running on its own, I've ran 530 miles total, and dropped my pace from 10:24/mile to, at my fastest, 8:20/mile. Again, this is something I really think I'll improve on, especially since I've gotten a lot better at training in other ways besides just running. I'm also making sure to focus on strength training as well, although it's a little hard because it isn't as automatically tracked.

I'm down about ~20 pounds since a year ago, and I'm way more fit in general: I don't get tired at all on hikes, and I've been able to stay awake a lot easier, and overall just feel better.

Running was the easy sport to get into, and I've talked and tweeted and instagrammed ALL about running, but other workout routines and just getting in shape have helped me a lot too.

Previous to my Apple Watch, I just had an old Fitbit flex. While that motivated me to get my "10,000" steps in every day, it didn't do much beyond that. I know now that their app has updated to include more activity goals as well as exercise, but for a while the development of it seemed to be stale and just drill into your head, "10,000 steps. Yay!". No pushing goals, no upping your limits, just the 10,000 step goal. With the Apple Watch, it'll bug you if you don't hit your calorie goal, as well as showing you that, you know, steps aren't super important, nor do they actually add too much to your active calories, which in my mind are what matter now.

I'm looking forward to what kind of fitness devices and more features come out in the future. I'm glad I got the Apple Watch and I believe it kicked me into gear when it comes to making sure I'm more active, as well as helping me become fit and more willing to exercise. Here I am a year after I got it, and I feel healthier and look great, and I'm making and breaking records I've set for myself.

Lastly, I thought I'd share my totally radical running playlist that I use most of the time with any and all my workouts. (It does have some explicit songs, just a warning)