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Q: Series 2 and water aerobics

I am so stoked about the Series 2 watch and have already ordered it.  My question is: I do water aerobics and wonder how the watch can handle that.  Does anyone have any idea?

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Posted on Sep 9, 2016 7:04 AM

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,Apple recommended

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Sep 9, 2016 7:07 AM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 7:07 AM in response to Country Artist
  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Sep 9, 2016 7:13 AM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 7:13 AM in response to Country Artist

    Since you can swim with it, I don't think water aerobics will be pose any issue.

  • by Country Artist,

    Country Artist Country Artist Sep 9, 2016 7:18 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Sep 9, 2016 7:18 AM in response to Phil0124

    I guess my question was, at best, ambiguous. How would I set it for an swimming workout if I were doing water aerobics?

  • by Country Artist,

    Country Artist Country Artist Sep 9, 2016 7:21 AM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 7:21 AM in response to Country Artist

    My actual question which I failed to address would be: How do I set a swimming workout for swimming aerobics?

  • by léonie,Apple recommended

    léonie léonie Sep 9, 2016 2:00 PM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 2:00 PM in response to Country Artist

    Apple only says there is a swimming workout app, you'll have to find the best fitting workout type, when you receive the watch:   https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-series-2/

     

    Workout AppSweat the details.

    Choose from 12 indoor and outdoor workouts — including swimming, biking, running, and elliptical — then set your goals and get moving. However you work out, Apple Watch Series 2 accurately measures your movement. Select up to five metrics to view at once, automatically pause a run, and even mark segments.

     

    Since the watch series 2 is water resistant up to 50m, you will be able to see the workout details in water and even listen to music.

    Apple Watch Series 2 is rated water resistant 50 meters,1so you can leave it on when you’re in the pool or ocean. Since a speaker can’t be sealed because it needs air to produce sound, we reinvented ours — it lets water in, then uses sound vibrations to force it back out.

  • by Jonathan UK,Apple recommended

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 9, 2016 2:01 PM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 2:01 PM in response to Country Artist

    Hi

     

    The Workout app will include two swimming activity types: Pool Swim and Open Water Swim.

     

    Both of these new activity types are designed to calculate calories and track laps (pool) based on your swimming stroke, so would not be appropriate for water aerobics.

     

    As water aerobics is not just continuous swimming, your best option may be to record your activity as "Other".

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Sep 9, 2016 7:36 AM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 7:36 AM in response to Country Artist

    Probably the closest match to the activity type may be Elliptical.

     

    But it may not be 100% accurate however.

  • by Deep Water,

    Deep Water Deep Water Sep 9, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Country Artist

    I came here looking for similar information. I do deep water jogging and have been anxiously waiting for a waterproof version of the Apple Watch. I currently use a Garmin watch with heartrate monitor and am hoping the Apple Series 2 will have a setting that gives accurate feedback for non-lap swimming exercise in the pool.

  • by redmonkey,

    redmonkey redmonkey Sep 9, 2016 8:28 PM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 9, 2016 8:28 PM in response to Country Artist

    You can definitely keep your watch on in the pool during water aerobics. As far as I know, it won't track your activity as specifically water aerobic activity, but it must likely will monitor and count as general activity. I can bet that there will be (if not already) a water aerobic activity app soon. In fact, with Series 1, there was a swimming app, although the watch technically was not considered water proof... and I never dared try it. I think you'll be happy with your purchase and fun of tracking your activity on your watch! Cool!

  • by Country Artist,

    Country Artist Country Artist Sep 9, 2016 8:41 PM in response to Deep Water
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    Sep 9, 2016 8:41 PM in response to Deep Water

    I can't run any more after surgery so I do water aerobics and also run in the pool.  I'm in water about 5 hours a week so I was really, really happy to see an Apple Watch that I could use.

  • by boosho,

    boosho boosho Sep 15, 2016 12:16 AM in response to Country Artist
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    Sep 15, 2016 12:16 AM in response to Country Artist

    I'm also very curious about this, because as well as water exercises i also do stationary swimming (swimming in my spot as you would with a swim spa or using a bungee cord) and looking swimming workout options for pool swimming you have to set the length of the pool and for open water the watch uses GPS.

     

    So i think we would have to wait for third party apps to be released for these activities. It would be interesting to see how they will measure the workout because the water can affect the heart rate monitor.

     

    But either way I didnt buy the 1 gen apple watch because i was waiting for the waterproof one and now that its here i am very excited.