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I've never liked running and when I tried again to take it up in 2019 I got knee injuries pretty much straight away (linked to my back issue, linked to having one leg shorter than the other, I'm a physical write-off tbh) so sacked it off and stuck to cycling.
Currently just walking every day, my working day doesn't (officially) start until 10:00 so after dropping the kids off at school I have time to go for a 45 minute walk. Having HR / distance / pace makes it quite different now. It's definitely making me walk faster, heh.
Regal-
Start gently - the watch will set a goal weekly. As you complete the goal, it rises. It took me a long time to realise this and by that time the daily goal was somewhere around 1400 kCal - which is not achievable as I have a life!
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If you've already moved to cycling for that reason then probably best not to go back!
One thing I find with the watch it focuses on daily achievement where most people adopt a rest day (or 2) approach in order to do more in one go. I've got on better with the smaller but consistent daily achievement approach.
TGR
Airhead
I had to start out like that after an injury. I settled on a combination of running and walking that gives me 10k steps per day and build the rest of my activity around that.
Very short runs daily are great because you can increase distance or effort more easily once the routine is established. Sounds like you have a routine dictated a bit if you have children though.
I've never noticed the extra weight of the s/s apple watch. I went to the apple store to decide which model and couldn't go back to the alu one after s/s.
Playing with straps has kept me interested in wearing the apple watch solo, it's not something I've ever done with watches but with the apple watch it's cheap and easy. I think the stainless plays a part in that as it reflects the strap colour.