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Because it's ultimately not very useful. Sleep tracking - I've become convinced this is actually a bad idea, and since I stopped I stress less about sleep and u

Because it's ultimately not very useful. Sleep tracking - I've become convinced this is actually a bad idea, and since I stopped I stress less about sleep and ultimately sleep better. Step tracking? Phone does that adequately. I do wear it for workouts, but once it's closer to end of life will replace it with something dedicated for workouts like a Garmin that holds a charge for 14+ days.

blltprfmnk 1mo ago
I’ll add that if you care about working out with a watch to track heart rate, the Apple Watch is pretty dismal. I moved to pairing mine with a Polar H10 strap so that I could get much faster feedback on heart rate recovery post sprint. In addition to using an optical sensor, the Apple Watch may also be doing something to smooth out the signal. I just know that the Polar seems much more responsive and matches how I am feeling.
- alternatex 1mo ago
  Chest straps work with ECG, so they're hard to beat for heart rate tracking. That said, Apple watches are some of the best wrist wearables for heart rate tracking. Most other brands aren't as accurate and many don't come even close. Check out the Quantified Scientist on YouTube, he does some interesting testing on health devices.
  - blltprfmnk 1mo ago
    Well aware of Quantified Scientist and it’s actually what I have pointed many Oura, Woop, etc users to in the past. But as you say the always-on ECG of a strap like Polar H10 always going to provide a superior result.
- maccard 1mo ago
  I’m not using it for live-live data, or for mapping recovery times, I’m just using it to gauge 120 vs 140 vs 175 heart rate while running
rootusrootus 1mo ago
Agreed on the sleep tracking, I don’t bother with that. I use it primarily for time, timers, outdoor temperature, workouts, Apple Pay, Tesla key card, and EKG. I have started leaving my phone at home fairly often. Which then leads somewhat regularly to me needing to use another feature of the watch - find my iphone.

blltprfmnk 1mo ago

I’ll add that if you care about working out with a watch to track heart rate, the Apple Watch is pretty dismal. I moved to pairing mine with a Polar H10 strap so that I could get much faster feedback on heart rate recovery post sprint. In addition to using an optical sensor, the Apple Watch may also be doing something to smooth out the signal. I just know that the Polar seems much more responsive and matches how I am feeling.

alternatex 1mo ago
Chest straps work with ECG, so they're hard to beat for heart rate tracking. That said, Apple watches are some of the best wrist wearables for heart rate tracking. Most other brands aren't as accurate and many don't come even close. Check out the Quantified Scientist on YouTube, he does some interesting testing on health devices.
- blltprfmnk 1mo ago
  Well aware of Quantified Scientist and it’s actually what I have pointed many Oura, Woop, etc users to in the past. But as you say the always-on ECG of a strap like Polar H10 always going to provide a superior result.
maccard 1mo ago
I’m not using it for live-live data, or for mapping recovery times, I’m just using it to gauge 120 vs 140 vs 175 heart rate while running

rootusrootus 1mo ago

Agreed on the sleep tracking, I don’t bother with that. I use it primarily for time, timers, outdoor temperature, workouts, Apple Pay, Tesla key card, and EKG. I have started leaving my phone at home fairly often. Which then leads somewhat regularly to me needing to use another feature of the watch - find my iphone.