Confession: I haven?t really exercised in… well, more than five years. I know this because my oldest son is four and a half, and his birth was preceded by nine months of pregnancy, and the only prenatal exercise I did was some very gentle pregnant-lady yoga, which involved a lot of stretching and lying down.
In fact, the only time I?d gone ?jogging? since my kids were born was the time my toddler took off running down the beach on vacation, and I had to catch him before he tumbled into the ocean. (My youngest was only three months old at the time, and after two kids, let?s just say that ?things? felt? different.) It was a jolting reality check: while I looked fit?I was losing weight from the constant breastfeeding and sleep deprivation of parenting two small humans?I was sorely out of shape, and physically unable to keep up with my own children. The reality is that after a long day of work, double daycare pickup and the dinner/bath/bedtime routine, my version of self-care means a 9 p.m. beer, a bowl of ice cream and a Game of Thrones binge-session on the couch, not making sure I’m getting in 30 minutes of exercise a day.
This is why I felt like I was living in a fantasy world when I got to test out the Apple Watch Series 4 on a three-day, kid-free fitness and wellness trip in Whistler, BC. All my distractions were three time zones away, and I hadn?t had that much time to myself in years?literally. It felt disorienting to be so focused on my own exercise, my own ...