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Why Apple Fitness Shows You ‘Total Calories’ and ‘Active Calories’
When you track an activity on your Apple Watch, and then go to the Fitness app to see your data, it often gives two different answers to the question “How many calories did I burn?” Those are active calories and total calories, and you may notice that sometimes both fields show the same number, and…
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How to Track Your Sleep With an Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has a built-in sleep tracker, but it can be hard to find. Here’s how to access it, how to set it up so that it properly records how much sleep you’re getting, and how to understand the results. Does my Apple Watch support sleep tracking? Sleep tracking was introduced with WatchOS version…
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It’s Time to Learn What ‘Core Sleep’ Actually Is
Friends, let’s talk about one of the most confusing terms you’ll see on your fitness tracker—specifically your Apple Watch. Next to REM sleep, which you’ve probably heard of, and “deep” sleep, which feels self explanatory, there’s “core” sleep. And if you google what core sleep means, you’ll get a definition that is entirely opposite from…
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The Best Exercises for Your Glutes
Stop snickering—butt exercises are some of the most important ones to do in the gym. That’s true whether you want to sculpt a shapely rear end, or just get stronger for functional reasons like running faster or picking things up off the ground more easily. So here are my picks for the best exercises for…