GADGET loving Australians looking to stick to their New Year’s Resolution of getting fit are set to get extra motivation through a global program Apple launches today.
With Apple CEO Tim Cook recently saying the Apple Watch “looks to be one of the most popular holiday gifts this year”, those looking to making fitness their focus for the start of the year can take part in Apple’s first global use of what it calls a “contextual achievement”.
The activity tracker on the Apple Watch is three rings, with the aim being to complete your rings each day.
The inner ring is for stand count and requires the wearer to stand once for at least 12 hours in a day.
The middle ring is completed by doing 30 minutes of exercise with an elevated heart rate. And the other ring is for movement, with the ring completed by achieving a calorie burn set by the user.
The Ring in the New Year Challenge awards the Apple Watch a digital badge on their Apple Watch for closing all three activity rings each day for any full week in January.
There are four chances to earn the badge in the month, and those who tick off the exercise challenge can brag about their achievement by sharing it with special stickers in the Messages app on their iPhone.
This first global challenge for Apple Watch wearers comes after the thanksgiving badge launched last month for Apple Watch users in the United States, who got a badge for completing a post-turkey five-kilometre run on Thanksgiving.
source:-http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/apple-watch-helps-aussies-to-get-fit-for-the-new-year/news-story/281efa0f314416f6ed526e14b06086f9
