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Get fit with Apple Watch and nail your New Year’s resolution
If your New Year’s resolution is to get fit with Apple Watch in 2019, maybe I can help. I know from personal experience that it’s never too late to get in shape. I’m a middle-aged guy, and up until a few years ago, I lived a very unhealthy lifestyle. I never...
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Tap into the ancient wisdom of the Apple Watch Breathe app [Cult of Mac]
In today’s fast-paced, connected world, the demands on our time seem endless. We spend much of our day in a state of constant hyperactivity. Apple Watch and iPhone add to the pressure, with their endless notifications telling us what we should be doing, who we should...
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How to start swimming with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]
While many of us learn to swim at school, plenty of people never return to the pool as an adult. If that sounds familiar, but your shiny new Apple Watch Series 4 is tempting you to dip your toe in the water again, this guide to swimming with Apple Watch is for you....
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Why creative pros can’t rely on iPad Pro [Cult of Mac]
Since the new iPad Pro’s launch, debate about the powerful devices has become increasingly polarized into two opposing camps: futurists and realists. The futurists argue that the iPad is the future computing. Apple’s tablet has eliminated the need for laptops, they...
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How Apple Watch pace alerts will make you run faster [Cult of Mac]
Apple made three big strides for runners in watchOS 5, adding Pace Alert, Rolling Mile pace and Cadence features. In this post, I’ll focus on Pace Alerts, which let you set a specific pace for your run. This handy new feature is not just designed to keep you moving by...
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How to sync your Apple workouts to Strava automatically
Your shiny new Apple Watch is great for logging workouts. But it comes up short when you want to review your training progress and share your workout history with friends. Everything gets bundled in the Activity and Health apps on your iPhone, which are pretty basic....
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GPS workout maps prove far more accurate on Apple Watch Series 4 [Cult of Mac]
Apple Watch is pretty awesome at doing a lot of things. But mapping workouts isn’t one of them. At least, not until now. Back in 2016, I was pretty disappointed with the maps I got from my Apple Watch Series 2 (the first model that came with built-in GPS). When I...
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Series 4 makes me fall in love with Apple Watch all over again [Cult of Mac]
Can Apple Watch Series 4’s fall-detection feature tell when you have fallen in love? I hope so, because I’ve really fallen for it. Big-time. I haven’t felt this way about an Apple Watch since my first love, the original model, was announced back in 2014. It’s not just...
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How Apple Watch apps’ death spiral nearly killed my iPhone app [Cult of Mac]
Two years ago, my partner and I launched an Apple Watch app to complement our iPhone fitness app. Little did we know that our embrace of Apple’s smartwatch would threaten the very existence of the gym app we’d been developing since 2012. Each year since we launched...
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What’s in store for Apple Watch Series 4? [Cult of Mac]
In just a few weeks, Apple looks set to unveil the biggest upgrade yet to its popular wearable. While the external appearance of Apple Watch has not changed much since its launch, recent leaks suggest we can expect a new form factor with a larger screen when Apple...
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