A little stress is present in almost all of us and at low levels it is not a cause for concern. However, triggered stress levels can be very damaging and are often related to diseases or disorders in our body that arise without warning. The busy life and the 2020 that we have had to live, have triggered these levels in many people, but once again technology can help us control them, as the Mi Band 5 offers.
Activity bracelets have encouraged physical activity in many people, thanks in part to the motivation of seeing our daily milestones log, to be able to improve ourselves. One of the novelties of the Mi Band 5 came with the user stress meter , as one of the advantages over the previous generation.
How the stress level is measured
In order to know the stress level, the Mi Band 5 has a sensor that will offer a score from 1 to 100, where 1 is the lowest level and 100 is the very high level of stress. When a too high score is detected, the bracelet will invite us to perform breathing exercises.
Activation from the bracelet
One of the good news is that we do not need to access My Fit to be able to measure our stress level, since we can do it directly from the controls of the bracelet. However, the record with the history of these data will be accessible only from the official Xiaomi application.
The measurement process
Once we are interacting with the bracelet, we will have to scroll down the main screen until we find the “stress” option . We will just have to touch it to enter the function and click on the icon that we will see below to start measuring our level. Now we will have to keep as still as possible without moving the wrist until the measurement is finished, which will take around 30 seconds to complete.
So, what can we do now?
Once finished, the Mi Band 5 will show us the final score relative to our stress level. In the event that high levels have been detected, we can work to try to reduce them thanks to the Breathing function, which is found under the Stress option. Once inside, we will touch on the symbol on the right to start the breathing exercise that can go from 1 to 5 minutes, inhaling and exhaling during that time, the patterns being on the screen. Then we will repeat the stress level measurement function again, and we should get a lower level, which is a good sign.
