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Get Fit with Apple Watch

Using the Apple Watch for Health and Fitness

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  • © 2015

Overview

  • The first book specifically focused on the Apple Watch's most important function: health and fitness.
  • Veteran technology author Allen Taylor is also a participant in the Apple Watch Research Kit study in cardiovascular fitness conducted by Stanford University.
  • Shows readers different ways to integrate Apple Watch's healthy-lifestyle functions into their daily lives, and review the leading third-party health and fitness apps.
  • An entire chapter devoted to the Apple Watch Research Kit, explaining the benefits of the associated medical research apps and how users can participate in these world-changing programs, should they choose to.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Apple Watch Basic Facts

  2. The Apple Watch in Health & Fitness

About this book

Get Fit with Apple Watch is the concise introduction to the amazing new Apple Watch. It's the first book specifically focused on the Apple Watch's most important function: health and fitness.

This book is for you if you are interested in health and are willing to make small lifestyle adjustments in order to enhance health and well-being. This book is also for you if you are a dedicated health junkie who already exercises on a regular basis and follows a healthy diet. The Apple Watch includes fitness apps that you can access right on your wrist while you are exercising, for instant feedback on how you are doing.

You will learn how to use the Watch to avoid sitting for too long, to register a healthy amount of body movement every day, and how to get the most out of more strenuous exercise activities. All fitness and exercise-related built-in apps will be covered in detail, as well as leading third party health and fitness apps that have been specifically tailored to work with the Watch.

Part I plus two appendixes give readers just what they need to know to understand all functionality of the Apple Watch to set up their Apple Watch, and what third-party apps are available (at time of publication). It's a great mini-book that will be appeal to readers who don't feel the need to buy an entire standalone introduction to the Apple Watch.

Part II (the majority of the book) clearly explains the Apple Watch's fitness an

d health-tracking functions, but goes well beyond this by showing readers different ways to integrate these functions into their daily lives, regular workout routines, and with their iPhone and the leading third-party health and fitness apps. Plus, there's an entire chapter devoted to the Apple Watch Research Kit, explaining the benefits of the associated medical research apps and how users can participate in these world-changing programs, should

they choose to.

Veteran technology author Allen Taylor is also a participant in the Apple Watch Research Kit study in cardiovascular fitness conducted by Stanford University.

About the author

Allen G. Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of over 30 books, including SQL For Dummies, 8th Edition, Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies, Database Development For Dummies, Access 2013 All-In-One For Dummies, Access Power Programming with VBA, and SQL All-In-One For Dummies, Second Edition. He lectures internationally on a variety of topics and is widely known for his ability to make complex subjects understandable to the general reader. He also teaches database development and Crystal Reports through a leading online education provider. Allen is a participant in the Apple Watch Research Kit study in cardiovascular fitness conducted by Stanford University. For the latest news on Allen's activities, check out his blog at www.moontube.wordpress.com.

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