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healthy bodies<br />
TWO NUTRITIONISTS • TWO PERSPECTIVES<br />
Breaking<br />
Up With My<br />
Apple Watch<br />
By Tanya Rosen<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Issue<br />
22<br />
I always thought I didn’t want it on my wrist<br />
because I don’t want text and WhatsApp<br />
notifications while working out.<br />
I was right.<br />
Working out is my solace.<br />
My peace<br />
My meditation<br />
My tune-out<br />
My private (or public) party.<br />
But what happened next was interesting…<br />
I was getting numbers and data:<br />
Calories I was burning<br />
My heart rate<br />
Statistics<br />
Things that simply don’t matter.<br />
How is it possible for it not to matter?<br />
Isn’t it important how many calories you burn?<br />
Don’t you want to know?<br />
The short answer is no.<br />
The longer answer is…<br />
When I first started working out (and up until a<br />
few years ago), I did it for the same reasons most<br />
people do: to burn calories, lose weight, tone up,<br />
and because I felt guilty not doing it. There is<br />
nothing wrong with these reasons but they’re just<br />
the “tip of the iceberg” (and only the vain iceberg).<br />
And then…<br />
It hit me a few years ago that there’s so much more<br />
to it than just that!<br />
I began to notice and embrace the non body/scale<br />
benefits like:<br />
• Good mood<br />
• More energy<br />
• Endorphins (the post-workout high)<br />
• My strength<br />
• Better sleep<br />
• Easier recovery after<br />
C-sections<br />
• Feeling younger<br />
• Etc.<br />
Suddenly… I viewed my<br />
workouts as a choice and a<br />
privilege versus a chore.<br />
I began working out because I wanted to<br />
instead of because I had to.<br />
I loved all the benefits that had nothing to do with<br />
weight and numbers.<br />
So when the Apple Watch started giving me<br />
numbers and data, I didn’t want to know.<br />
Would I think 300 calories was worth it but 250<br />
wasn’t?<br />
Would I wish I did more jumps when I wanted to<br />
spend a few extra minutes stretching so that I burn<br />
more calories?<br />
Do I even need all this data in my head (and on<br />
my wrist) when I have so much other stuff to think<br />
about?<br />
So while I get the whole hype with it, I will continue<br />
to work out without knowing numbers or data.<br />
Why? Because I honestly don’t care.<br />
The only “data” I need is how exercise makes me<br />
feel, physically and mentally.<br />
As the saying goes:<br />
Mitoch shelo lishmah ba lishmah. (Good intentions<br />
will follow good actions.)<br />
P.S. No, it’s not for sale—because it was a special<br />
gift and I will find good use for it—suggestions<br />
welcome. :)
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