The Apple Watch smart watch daily and continuously records daily activity indicators - the number of steps taken, calories burned, pulse, heartbeat. Based on the collected statistics, both professional and amateur athletes are able to analyze the results of the work done and directly assess their own successes both in sports and in a healthy lifestyle.
The higher the activity, as Apple developers suggest, the lower the risk of serious illnesses, the better your health and the “brighter” figure that has never harmed anyone. Meanwhile, you shouldn’t work harder than usual - extra stress on the joints and heart has a detrimental effect on athletes of different ages. Hence the conclusion - it is important to maintain balance, regularity and those indicators that have long been calculated and provided for a certain age, weight, and physique.
Starting settings
You need to analyze your activity on the Apple Watch watch face in the “Health” section, having previously established a connection with the iPhone. Here you can see how many kilometers have been walked, how many steps have been taken, how many calories have been burned. To ensure that the results are as accurate as possible, you cannot do without several regular settings:
- To improve measurement accuracy, be sure to calibrate your Apple Watch. Instructions in Russian on how to do this are available on the official Apple support website.
- Ask information about your weight and height once a week. Age and gender are updated automatically.
- Exercising regularly will help the watch understand how well trained its owner is. This is also important for accumulating activity points: their amount is visible on the account, and the person understands whether he has reached the norm or needs to work more.
- Before training, it is important to check how tightly the watch fits on your wrist. They should not “sit” loosely and, moreover, should not “dangle”; the bracelet should be tightened tightly.
- Smartwatches need to be protected from dirt. From time to time it is necessary to wipe the back of the mechanism with a soft cloth to clean it of dust.
Basic functions of the device
This version of the device was updated this year and received a fairly wide range of options. The following can be considered the main ones:
- a pedometer that measures the distance traveled per day (the user can get complete statistics about his activity);
- sleep monitoring with the ability to analyze quality;
- calculation of calories burned;
- alerts for insufficient physical activity;
- a full range of notifications - about messages, calls, events in applications installed on the smartphone;
- monitoring of pulse and pressure, statistics on these parameters and analysis of the information received.
The latest features allow you to more accurately calculate your calorie use and provide better sleep monitoring.
The bracelet is equipped with special software called WearHeart. In addition, the user can choose any other application that is more useful to him in terms of functionality. iOS, Android, and Windows applications are supported. Synchronization is performed through an account in the system, and not via Bluetooth technology.
The only thing worth remembering for a user who decides to choose other software is attention to functionality. Not every application is able to analyze all the data that may come from the device
A fitness tracker allows you to monitor your health status and track physical activity. It sets you up for a healthier lifestyle. In addition, it can provide useful recommendations - for example, about the time to go to bed or the desired physical activity during the day. Together with it, it is easier to lose weight or do fitness, start any other workouts, jogging, or introduce any similar activity into your life. The user can set a goal, the achievement of which will be controlled by the device. For example, eight to ten thousand steps a day, etc.
Using the Health app
The Health program or Health Kit is a set of services and interfaces. It stores medical data obtained from iPhone, Apple Watch and all applications used. The program is installed on the iOS platform and synchronizes with smart watches. This is convenient: you can see your indicators in one place.
In particular, using the Health program and smart watches, you can, for example, measure blood pressure and pulse.
The information in the application is divided into 4 categories: “Activity”, “Sleep”, “Mindfulness” and “Nutrition”. The program automatically counts steps, mileage of walks and runs, and takes into account any activity.
