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I couldn't resist the shiny one this time around, found I fell out of love with the alu case years ago and that was stopping me wearing it.
The prompting is probably more compelling/rewarding when you are exercising happily, it's also especially good for music/tracking without carting around a phone which was a big deal for me running as I always hated having to have the phone with me.
Maybe it will work as a tool to get back into exercise while monitoring stats, I expect it doesn't do that as well as encouraging the already fit to do a bit more!
Sorry to hear you are suffering with long covid though. All the best with your recovery, I hope the watch helps.
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Thanks fella. The steel one looks great, is it a lot heavier?
Thankfully there seems to be a high degree of customisability in terms of targets and notifications/nagging so it seems to be working well so far.
What I am aiming to get out of it is an understanding of what is the right amount of exercise, and tracking progress. One of the challenges for me has been understanding what my limits are, or rather what the right amount / intensity of exercise is so that I can do enough to gradually get fitter but without overdoing it, because if that happens it can put me out of action for anything from an evening to several days.
Regal
Nah, I went with the SE, GPS only, which they’re not updating this time around.
I figure that if I really take to it a more expensive model might be worth it but it’s still a bit of an experiment. I’ve never done health/fitness trackers and only the occasional bit of GPS on the bike for distance and routes. But I got really messed up by long covid this year and I’m attempting to be more structured in tracking my recovery and being able to do more. I still haven’t ridden a bike since January.