If you have an Apple Watch Series 4 or newer, you’ll get a new version of Watch OS as long as you have an Apple Watch Series 8.
There are a lot of useful fitness and exercise features in watchOS 9.
It is one of our favorites that is not out yet. You will be able to attempt to beat your own personal bests in the upcoming update. If you frequently take part in park runs around the same course, it’s a good idea to have this.
We are interested in a few of the new features that can be used today. Our top choices.
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1. Running power
Running power is a metric added to watchOS 9. If you deal with the electricity bill at home, you might be familiar with the statistics it puts out, as it assesses your runs in terms of wattage.
Cyclists live by this, whether they ride indoors or outdoors. The reasons are the same as the ones that make Running Power worth it for some of you.
You put in a lot of effort. If you start running up an incline at the same pace, your running power will go up. If you go downhill, it will go down.
If you want to keep your running power level, you shouldn’t speed up on the downhill stretch. That appears to be a short way to injury. It can be used to manage your level of exertion on longer inclines. Managing your runs by your heart rate isn’t an option. After you have tried both, use whichever you like.
A similar metric is offered by other watches. You will need a heart rate strap or Running Dynamic Pod to get it working in the new watches.
Similar to Apple, Coros watches and some Polar models offer running power statistics. It’s odd to see Apple ahead of Garmin in the fitness stakes with watchOS 9
The feature only works when you run and it won’t work if you walk or hike. It doesn’t make sense to compare you statistics with those of a friend who has a set up. When using a power meter on a bike, you won’t be able to get super- accurate stats with algorithmically generated power readings. You should compare them to your own statistics.
2. Running Dynamics
Good news for runners with watchOS 9. It records stride length, vertical oscillation and ground contact time.
It should be obvious how long it is. The distance you cover with each set of strides is the distance you hit the floor again.
The amount of movement you make as you run is called vertical oscillation. This is usually recorded from the torso, so it doesn’t have to deal with arm movements. This is included in Apple’s calculations.
The ground contact time is the gap between the first part of your foot and the floor.
These statistics are indicators of your running technique, so you may want to dig deeper into them once you reach a certain goal.
If you are using less energy on movement that isn’t propelling your forwards, it’s a better option. How efficient your legs are is a big part of improving your ground contact time.
Adding fast segments to your workouts is recommended. You should see an improvement to ground contact time.
If you want to improve your form, you need to know how long your legs are and how tall you are.
They aren’t going to be helpful for everyone. If you work with a trainer, you can get feedback on how you run, not just how fast or how long.
Customisable workout views and workouts
The simplest features in WatchOS 9 are perhaps the most useful. The screens you can see while working out are much more extensive.
The trend of the day shouldn’t be broken. Running is a good example. The previous versions of watchOS had a single page of statistics. There are five statistics visible at once. We don’t know how many people realized it was possible to personalize these statistics on your phone.
There is more variety in WatchOS 9. There are displays for running power, heart rate zones, and elevation.
We are more interested in the dual tweaking screens than the pre-set additions.
This is indicative of the Apple Watch becoming much more like a fitness watch. It’s great. It was thanks to the Apple Watch Ultra that this happened, because it was aimed at people who might normally buy a watch from a different brand.
Apple allows you to create your own workouts. If you have ever watched a couch to 5K program, you will know the style of these. Goals can be set by distance or time. You can make one of these by tapping the three-pip icon in the workout selection screen and then creating a workout.