Apple Watch may have some real health benefits to those wearing it regularly. According to a new report — available as a PDF from here — nearly two-thirds of Apple’s wearable users are exercising more often and for longer periods of time, with 72 percent claiming the Watch is improving their health and fitness levels.

Conducted by Wristly, the survey involved 1,500 users, noting that more 58 percent of them never used any wearable activity tracker previously. What’s more, roughly 65 percent of Watch users consider themselves new to using activity and fitness wearable technology.

The survey also reports that three-fourths of those polled are exclusively using the Watch’s built-in apps, while 13 percent have used a third-party app.

The “stand up” feature alone has prompted 74% of users to stand more and be more active.“In aggregate, 83 percent are reporting ‘some’ [59 percent] to ‘a lot’ [24 percent] of changes since wearing the Watch as it relates to their overall fitness and health,” the report notes.

One of the most cited Watch fitness features is the “stand up” alert that pops up every 50 minutes to spur the user to get moving. This feature alone has prompted 74 percent of users to stand more and be more active, while only 9 percent said they were inclined to turn off the alert.

Nevertheless, the Apple Watch has yet to prove its health benefits. David Lee Scher, M.D. thinks that this kind of product will have a huge impact healthcare, but it has yet to prove itself to be the game changer many are saying it will be.

[Via: FirceMobileHealthcare]