Apple’s picked a very fitnessy way to mark a decade of smartwatches

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April 14, 2025, 1:00 PM

• •Apple is dubbing April 24th as Global Close Your Rings Day.
• •If you close all three rings — move, exercise, and stand — you’ll get a limited edition badge and 10 animated stickers in the Messages app.
• •Apple is also throwing its own research data into the mix. Based on its Apple Heart and Movement Study, the company says people who close their rings most of the time were 48 percent less likely to have poor sleep and 73 percent less likely to have elevated resting heart rate levels. They are also 57 percent less likely to feel elevated stress.

Apple is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch with Global Close Your Rings Day. If you close all three rings on your Apple Watch on April 24th, you'll get a limited edition badge and 10 animated stickers in the Messages app. You can also pick up a physical pin inspired by the award at Apple Stores while supplies last. Apple is also throwing its own research data into the mix, saying people who close their rings most of the time were 48 percent less likely to have poor sleep and 73 percent less likely to have elevated resting heart rate levels. They are also 57 percent less likely to feel elevated stress.

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