Apple Collected Over 18,000 Hours of Health and Fitness Data for Apple WatchABC was recently invited to Apple's top-secret health and fitness lab for the Apple Watch for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the testing facility, accompanied by Apple executives Jeff Williams and Jay Blahnik. The network shared a
preview of its visit on
Good Morning America earlier today, and has now provided a closer look at the facility on the latest episode of late night show
Nightline.
The five-minute interview behind closed doors revealed that Apple collected over 18,000 hours of health and fitness data based on over 10,000 workout sessions that Apple employees participated in over the past two years at the company's secretive fitness lab. Blahnik, director of fitness and health technologies at Apple, also confirmed that the company tested the Apple Watch outdoors based on a variety of activities.
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Apple Collected Over 18,000 Hours of Health and Fitness Data for Apple Watch
