Most Apple Watch users know the device is wonderful for tracking all kinds of activity. Dedicated tracking for dozens of sports inspires movement.
I closed my Apple Watch rings every day for a week, but we all need a little motivation. I started noticing the Fitness app’s underappreciated limited-edition challenges.
My Apple Watch Ultra recently acquired the Earth Day Challenge badge. I had to workout for 30 minutes or more with the Apple Watch’s fitness tracking or a suitable third-party app.
Limited-edition challenges earn badges that are only available for a short time. The Lunar New Year challenge gives you a few weeks. Some, like the International Women’s Day Challenge, are one-day only. New limited-edition challenges can be found in the Apple Watch Activity app or the iPhone Fitness app.
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Gamification goes far.
Most challenges require 20–30 minutes of workout. Some badges, like the Yoga Day Challenge, require tracking a specific activity.
Trying new sports is fun. To get my International Dance Day Challenge prize, I danced to an Apple Fitness Plus dance workout, which looked like I had two left feet, but I liked breaking up my training routine.
This is a great way to try new things and get active on days you didn’t expect to. Gamification helps.
Badges stay in your rewards library. Your monthly challenges, movement records, and sport-specific badges are in your awards library. Badges follow you to new Apple Watches like the Series 8. From 2019.
In my four-ish years of Apple Watch activity, the badges for limited-edition challenges are my favorite lesser-known feature and source of inspiration.