I've noticed something that has been wearing me out. Yep, and it has been my Apple Watch! See you have to close your rings (move goal, stand goal and exercise goal) each day (that's the goal). It's a great goal to keep you active and there's nothing wrong with it. The problem is with me, the user. I was so focused on closing my rings that I skipped my off days! Say what?! It's true. My workout schedule is 3 days a week and two more days if I'm not in pain for a maximum of 5 days a week. But I blew that out of the window and tossed my schedule aside because I was trying to close those darn rings. As a result, I became so tired and began to wonder why. Upon, review of my activity logs, I realized that I stopped resting on the weekends (my off days). So as of last weekend, I reinstituted my off days (with the exception of 30 minutes on Saturdays for my 5k training program*) which lasts until February 17, 2018) then I'll return to my full weekend rest days. I do, however, ensure that I get my 10k steps daily.
The moral of the story is don't let your fitness bands cause you to create an unhealthy exercise regimen. Activity Trackers are extremely helpful in getting us started and motivating us to keep going and to achieve more by challenging ourselves a little more and I think they're all wonderful for that. We must keep things in moderation by staying balanced through exercise, healthy eating, drinking plenty of water, sleep, and incorporating rest days.
*I'm using 5K Runner by Fitness22. It's an 8 week 5k training program to get you off the couch to 5k. I train 3 days a week (Tues, Thurs, Sat) and I'm currently in week 3!!!
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