Learn how to wear your Apple Watch all day and night without battery issues. Perfect for business owners optimizing their time, sleep, and recovery for peak performance.
I wear my Apple Watch when I sleep. And I wear it during the day. But that poses the question… when do I actually charge it?
If you’ve ever wanted to use your Apple Watch around the clock without it dying on you, this post is going to help. I’m going to walk you through the easiest little routine I figured out that keeps my Apple Watch juiced 24/7.
And no, the answer isn’t to go buy the newest model. The watch I’m using is a Series 4 and it works like a charm. I use it every morning as my alarm clock and I have it on my wrist during workouts. It handles everything I need it to do.
So in this post I’ll show you exactly how I charge it, when I charge it, and why it works perfectly. Plus, I’ll share the two use cases that have made the biggest impact on my daily performance this year. If you’re looking to optimize your sleep, recovery, and energy levels while running your business, this is a simple system you can steal today.
And if you’re thinking, “I’d love to wear my Apple Watch overnight for sleep tracking but I don’t know when I’d even charge it,” this is going to be one of those “Ohhh, duh” moments.
Let’s get into it.
If you go back and watch any vlog footage, you’ll notice there are only two main times when my watch isn’t on my wrist:
Each of these windows is about an hour. And that’s the secret.
That’s it. I’m not plugging it in at random times or micromanaging the battery. Apple Watches actually charge way faster than we think. These two hour-long sessions are giving it more than enough juice to last me day and night.
I wear it while I sleep, during training, and all throughout the day — without stressing about the battery.
This has become my favorite way to wake up. It feels like such a small change, but it makes a real difference in how I start the day.
I use an app called Sleep Cycle, and I’ve been using it for a few years now. It’s the best.
Instead of waking you up at a specific time, Sleep Cycle lets you set a time range. So I can tell it to wake me up between 6:00 am and 6:15 am, and it’ll pick the moment during that window where I’m in the lightest phase of sleep.
What’s cool is that with consistent sleep, my body starts to expect it. Most mornings, the watch wakes me up about 10 minutes before the end of the time range — and I actually feel awake.
We’ve all had those wake-ups where it feels like we’ve just landed back on Earth from a year-long nap in a space capsule. Those jarring alarms mess you up for the rest of the morning. This isn’t that. When your body wakes up from a lighter sleep phase, you feel more energized.
You can also customize how wide the window is. Personally, a 15-minute window has been the sweet spot for me.
There’s no audio. It just vibrates on my wrist. And yes, it actually wakes me up.
Let’s be real, no matter what alarm sound you use — even your favorite song — you eventually start to hate it. But the silent vibration? It doesn’t piss me off. It’s just a gentle nudge that says, “Hey, it’s time to get up.”
Bonus: Ellen (my girlfriend) uses this too. So on mornings when she gets up early to go teach Pilates, her “alarm” doesn’t wake me up. She gets up. I keep sleeping. Better sleep = better relationship.
Didn’t think you’d be getting relationship tips from an Apple Watch article, huh?
Alright the second way I’m using my Apple Watch every single day is for recovery tracking and training.
If you’ve heard of Whoop, you already know where this is going. Will Ahmed, the founder of Whoop, brought the idea of recovery-based tracking into the mainstream. He showed that wearable tech could go beyond step counts and actually help you optimize your body’s performance.
Apple came along and added some of those same sensors to their watches. But here’s the thing — Apple still doesn’t have a native app that gives you Whoop-style analytics.
That’s where the app Athlytic comes in.
Let me put it simply: it’s basically a copy of Whoop. But it works great.
Every morning, I get:
And just to reiterate — I’m still using an old Series 4 Apple Watch. Ellen’s got a newer one and she gets even more data, but mine still gives me everything I need.
Here’s one of the biggest insights I’ve picked up using this:
I was waking up multiple times per night — and I didnt fullly understand why because I hadn't visualized it.
The data showed that I was getting pulled out of deep and REM sleep, which was hurting my recovery.
After paying attention, I realized the cause: I was breathing through my mouth, drying out, and waking up to get water.
I know. Sounds weird. But it works.
I started using a small strip of medical tape across my lips when I sleep. And just like that — I stopped waking up in the middle of the night.
Now my deep sleep and recovery scores are way better. Not a doctor here, just sharing what’s worked for me.
If you take anything away from this post, let it be this:
I created a free downloadable worksheet that outlines everything in this post — including charging times, app links, and daily action steps.
Click below to grab a copy.
👉 https://hs.launchkitdesign.com/apple-watch-24-7-checklist-download
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