'Watch' this again...
As followup to my 'Watch' this blog, about the number of people wearing watches that connect to their cellphones, I decided to buy a low-end 'fitness' watch just to check it's operation. I'm highly skeptical these devices could be accurate, at least in the ones that are inexpensive, but I'm giving it a try.First step with any of these watches is charge the device. That gives you time to read the instructions and download the app that connects it to your smartphone. Allow time to be familiar with the settings for both the phone and watch. It defaults to metric, so I changed things to Imperial, including Fahrenheit for temperature. Only my doctors record my weight in kilos.
Since I wear no jewelry and haven't for years, I found it annoying to have this fitness watch attached to my wrist. It's already hitting the countertop, edge of doorways and anything I come in close proximity to. I expect lots of scratches on the bezel within the first week. That makes me wonder about all the people wearing diamond studded watches the size of a Frisbee!
That would equate to the women wearing 'inch-long' fake eyelashes. If you do it long enough, it becomes part of you. Kinda like Paul Stanley (KISS guitarist) wearing six-inch high platform shoes on stage must have required weeks of practice elsewhere.
Okay, I've had the watch on for 12 hours and it's reporting to my phone some statistics. Blood pressure at it's highest 127/64 and 81 beats per minute, currently 53bpm. Temperature 98.0 F, blood oxygen at 98% and I burned 11 calories.
I'm most curious about the sleep status. The first night shows 3 hours and 50 minutes with 1 hour and 30 minutes being in deep sleep.
Although the device is water resistant enough for swimming, I'll remove it for my morning shower.
Later today, I'll compare the blood pressure and beats with my stand-alone blood pressure monitor.
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3020 steps
1.43 miles
171 calories
Heart rate 83 max
Pressure (at rest) 123/75
Oxygen 97%
Temperature 97.7 degrees F.
I forgot all the allergies I had with Casio watchbands. It caused a rash that required cortisone cream.
By the 2nd day, I'm scratching where the band touches my wrist.
I removed the watch and an hour later the irritation stopped.
You know what happens next?
Later in the evening, I put the watch on again with the band in a loosened setting.
You have to keep the wristband tight in order to get (somewhat) accurate results.
Taking a 45 minute nap around 11pm, I was up again working on some estimates and correspondence. I didn't get into bed until 2am. When I got up and checked the update, the watch connected the nap, in between time and sleep time into one 8 hour session with 3.5 hours of deep sleep.
Windy and rain this morning, I cut my morning walk short with 1535 steps, 3/4 mile and 83 calories.
They were presents..Still sitting in boxes that I won't use