Since its launch, the Apple Watch has been incorporating more and more functions focused on improving our health. These functions are not only through software, but are also available from hardware such as heart rate or blood oxygen sensors. Therefore, in this post we are going to see some functions of the Watch that help us improve our physical health.
Heart rate
The Apple Watch allows you to measure your heart rate at any time from its native application. From this you can see your frequency in real time, when you walk, know your heart rate in the breathing phase and receive notifications in the event that you reach certain beats while exercising. However, it will also give you notifications if the heart rate is irregular or if it is below or above the recommended rate.
It is important to make it very clear that the Apple Watch is not equivalent to a medical instrument, so the information provided by the sensors is not equivalent to a medical diagnosis. In the event that the Apple Watch indicates any information related to it, go to a medical center to get the opinion of a specialist.
Workouts and Activity Goals
Sport and health are closely related, due to the fact that a person’s health depends largely on their physical condition. In this sense, the Apple Watch includes among its features the monitoring of all physical activity, as well as a multitude of exercises so that you can improve your physical records within the Training app.
With the Apple Watch you can carry out control of the steps you take daily and even the calories that you burn, without neglecting the measurement of heart rate. In this way, it is not limited only to walking down the street, but other indoor exercises can be included , such as walking on a treadmill or anaerobic exercises.
You can also set your Apple Watch to notify you when you’ve been sitting too long and moving too little. Through this option, you can set reminders so that Apple Watch notifies you every certain amount of time to get up and move.
Breath control
The Apple Watch also helps you in times of stress, offering you different breathing exercises such as concentrating on inhalations and expirations. Through vibrations it will tell you when you have to perform each of the exercises and above all, it will tell you how you have to breathe correctly.
You can also customize these functions in case you want to do mental relaxation exercises due to the stress that work causes daily. To do this, you can go to the Breathe app on the Apple Watch and adjust the relaxation settings as you breathe in and out. Along with this, you can check your heart rate to see if your breathing decreases the heart rate that you have accumulated as a result of an intense day.
Female health
The Apple Watch is ideal for women, as it allows you to record information about your menstrual cycle. In this way, you can add information about the flow and record symptoms such as headaches or menstrual pain.
The Cycle Tracking app can use the recorded information to notify you when your next period or fertile window is about to start. In addition to the data you’ve recorded, Cycle Tracking can use heart rate data to improve predictions. Best of all, it is very easy to use , since from the Health application on the iPhone you click on the Health category and click on Cycle control.
