Actually in negative reinforcement, a behavior is strengthened by a removal of negative outcome.

Edit: so the watch would have to insult you continuously until you did things correctly.

you're right. I changed it.

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CARROT Fit on an Apple Watch

My Garmin gives me insults like "Unproductive" and "Performance -2, -5, -15 (yes -15)." I felt insulted, but agreed.

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"Your saddle is too low".

"you should've gotten a bike fit"

My neighbour bought the nike smart watch, he kept it by the computer until he kept getting messages like 'are we running today?'. And 'its been a while, going outside?'. He literally gave it away to a nephew...

Your crank is too long

I think the Garmin ‘recovery’ suggestions can be insulting enough. After a century ride, my buddy‘s computer said that he take 21 days to recover.

I’ve had Carrot Weather for a few years. THis would be so good if it linked in with GARMIN activities too

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Well, I have a PhD :-)

My reaction to those is often "I'll show you!"

I thought of another one - "your resting heart rate is high, you should train more"

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For sure. I looked at my watch after a hard workout suggesting 48 hours rest and said out loud “I’ll give you 24”.

I have the Don Rickles signature model but I'm upgrading to the latest Sam Kinison release - it just screams at you when you slow down.

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"Aquabike is a swim then sleep session on aerobars ...."

"Speed was obviously not the goal today"
"Ladies and Gentleman, the sloth of the sea"
"It's okay if you're too afraid to remove your training wheels"
"Were your brakes rubbing the whole ride?"
"At least you didn't drown."
"I could understand this pace if you were running uphill the whole way"

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My 920XT has an annoying habit of giving me the "MOVE!" alert right after finishing a ride or run...

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"I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10, and I don't know why!"

"Was that you? or your kid!"

or

"Now you've finished the warmup....."

or

"Is that it?"

or

"HTFU buttercup"

Performance goes down to -15? Ouch. I know when I'm running slow, I'd rather not quantify it that way.

I think the recovery estimates it gives when I go out for a little jog after a break from training and my HR is around 170, and by the end of it, the watch tells me I need 3 days off to get over a 6k jog, is a great passive aggressive insult.

Maybe it's the English side of me.

It could add in a

'thought you'd retired'
or a
'shall I call an ambulance'

message on to it.

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Feel the Speed

I get annoyed at the gentle-but-condescending "we need to talk" messages that Garmin sends me.

Because Garmin apparently can't figure out by my activity uploads that I'M ON MY DAMN BIKE LIKE 8 HOURS EVERY SATURDAY. That's why I have fewer "steps."

Is it that short for your wife?

https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/%22Pace-Shaming%22_P7255220/

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This !!

My watch would be subtle. You know like moms are:

"You know, you could have just left me home for this workout"
"It's been a while since you've taken me for a workout. Have you been using your Apple Watch?"
"Do you thing that eating that pizza before that run was a good idea? You seemed a bit tired."
"Well, you did your best...right?"
"I blame myself, really. I made yo feel like you need to take me on all of your workouts."
"Why do you set your pace alarms? You're going to do what you want anyway."
"You should probably take a day off from training...but it's really not my business."
"Why do you only wear me for workouts? I'm sorry if I'm so embarrassing to you."
"Wow, that was your fastest 5K run time! You're soooo important now."

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