My Fitness Watch
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 has been my sports buddy since January 2020. I had been asking for a smart watch as a gift since probably 2018, and finally got it right before Giorgia fitMindset was born. I don’t know if GfM would be here without it :)
I use my watch everyday and I love it. It’s on all day, and I use it intensely for at least two hours everyday. It needs to be charged every night on a wireless charger on my bedside table.
I use the smart watch as an alarm in the morning. At 4:50 am it gives me the best “good morning” with a nice smiling sun on the screen. I also have a few other reminder alarms set throughout the day, such aus “remember to upload the workouts”, “text the offline students” and “make sure you have done everything before falling asleep”.
I definitely love to get text message notifications so that I don’t have to carry my phone with me all the time. I can even answer the phone from my watch, too!
It’s a fitness watch, so it keeps track of your steps (you can set your own goals and it offers a weekly report and a comparison to your age group), hourly movement (you can set your own reminders and it reminds you to stretch or take a walk), calorie intake and calories burned, hours slept, and your heartbeat.
You can set your favorite apps on the main screen. Personally, I like to have easy access to the calendar, Spotify and weather forecast.
I certainly use the timer during the workouts and it has a helpful setting that allows me to clearly see the numbers even if I am jumping or suffering in plank.
Apps like Spotify and Strava both work very well. The watch connects to my headphones to play Spotify, and the GPS with Strava works amazingly. Access to these apps on my watch definitely changes my running mood, since I don’t have to carry my phone anymore while running.
I highly recommend this device! The touch screen is amazing, and the two buttons on the right side are helpful and easy to use. In addition, it’s waterproof, comfortable, and fashionable. A device like this can definitely help improve your workouts, efficiency, and motivation!
