Just got your new wearable and wondering how to use Apple Watch for fitness?

Here, we call out the five best workout features on your wrist.

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How to use Apple Watch to track your fitness goals

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These metrics are an easy and effective way of measuring how your workouts improve your cardiovascular health.

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Then, watch as it improves over time with all your hard work.

Pay attention to your activity summary

Consider your Apple activity summary your dashboard.

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This is also where youll find trends or markers of how your physical fitness improves over time.

Same if you step up the pace on your morning walk or improve that VO2 max.

Youll find this feature in the fitness app.

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Just invite your pal and engage in a little friendly competition.

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