I love wearing an Apple Watch, and I have for years. But thanks to watchOS 11, it's about to get better than ever.
This story is part of our complete Apple WWDC coverage It’s no secret that the Apple Watch is a fantastic wearable. If you own an iPhone and want a smartwatch, it’s often hard to find a reason not to buy one. From the excellent hardware to the great fitness tracking and slick software, there’s just so much to like. It’s why I’ve worn an Apple Watch for the last few years.
Related First, activity rings now feel like they were designed for humans rather than exercising robots. WatchOS 11 now allows you to pause your Move, Exercise, and Stand rings whenever you want. Are you feeling under the weather? On an overnight flight to Paris? Dealing with an injury? Whatever the reason is, Apple makes it easy to pause your rings for a day, a week, or however long you want.
With watchOS 11, that’s no longer going to be an issue. If something happens and you can’t close your rings, just pause them for however long you need to and go on with your day. And, no, pausing your rings won’t cause you to lose progress toward any streaks or awards. These two small changes have singlehandedly fixed one of my main annoyances with the Apple Watch, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
The other thing I’m really looking forward to is the new Training Load feature. Part of the existing Fitness app on the Apple Watch, Training Load lets you see how hard you’re been working out. The white line shows your workout intensity over the last month, while the colored line shows your workout intensity for the past week. This lets you see if you’re staying in line with your exercise routine, if you’re pushing yourself more than usual, or if you’re slacking off.
The Apple Watch has always been excellent for casual activity tracking, but it leaves a lot to be desired for anything beyond that. Thanks to these new features, it’ll now provide health data I’d expect to get from an Oura Ring or a Whoop. As someone who really likes the data I get from those other wearables, the Apple Watch feels like it’s turning into a robust health-tracking machine rather than a simple activity tracker. Count. Me. In.
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