Wearable devices and fitness smartwatches continue to be of great interest to potential buyers, in terms of the health tracking and monitoring capabilities they continue to offer. It’s a fairly competitive space, but few wearable devices do much better tracking and guiding than the Apple Watch. If you’ve bought a new Apple Watch or are planning to spend on one, you should know that there is a lot to the watch beyond what you hear or read the most. Simply put, there is a whole range of fitness tracking features that should help you track your sweat, monitor your heart rate range during activity, and even share workouts with friends. We don’t have the Apple Fitness + service in India yet, but don’t worry because the Apple Watch does a really good job of guiding you and being the bad cop when you slack off.
There is a big difference between health, wellness and fitness. Something that a lot of users tend to confuse quite regularly. There is a difference, even though they are strongly related to each other. Health pretty much defines the general functioning of your body. Health, for example, would include aspects such as blood sugar, blood oxygen levels, resting and active heart rate, body fat, stress levels, the quality of your hand washing, etc. Fitness, which stems from this state of well-being, is more about exercise, your body’s response to different levels of activity, and muscle and conditioning the nervous system to be active. A big part of your health is watching what you eat and controlling your weight, while running or daily workouts are defined as fitness.
The Apple Watch adds that motivational angle with something you might have seen before. Activity rings. It’s a quick visual diary of how much you moved, exercised, or how many times you actually stood up and stretched your legs, each day. The more active you are, the faster you will complete the rings. The lazier you are, the rings will remain incomplete and you will likely have an equally incomplete feeling at the end of the day. Whether you’re at work, home, or even on a casual weekend getaway to the nearby mall (don’t forget your face masks), these rings demand your attention and, to be honest, can and do. must be completed regardless of location. you are or what is your schedule for the day.
The Apple Watch Workout app lets you familiarize yourself with your regular fitness routine. No matter what you like, chances are it’s there. Running, jogging, cycling, swimming, hiking, dancing, staircase, elliptical, functional strength training, core training, even yoga, with some having other options for indoors and outdoors. Pick whatever you want for the day, and Apple Watch will record the metrics, including elevation changes.
Add the biometrics that Apple Watch adds to your fitness data, and you’ll get a healthier picture of your performance. For example, and this is especially true for the Apple Watch Series 6, you have the option of recording your blood oxygen levels. The hardware used for this is made up of four groups of LEDs and four photodiodes which are located on the back of the watch. Heart rate tracking remains a strength of Apple Watch over generations, and you’ll get a better idea of heart rate zones at different stages of activity and routine. The watch will also alert you in case it detects any unusual signs of a low or high heart rate, usually the first signs of a serious illness.
There is also the competitive angle, which also allows you to entertain your friends. In a way, everyone can stay fit and healthy, for the greater good of mankind. You start by sharing your activity rings and training details with friends and start competing. You can also send and accept competition challenges. If you ever complain about lack of motivation, now you really can’t. It’s all available in the Fitness app on your iPhone, the same iPhone that’s paired with the Apple Watch you’re wearing.
At the end of last year, Apple added a new tool to the Apple Watch arsenal: the watch can now monitor and categorize your cardiovascular condition, which is considered a very accurate indicator of your health. overall. You need to be running iOS 14.3 on your iPhone and watchOS 7.2 on your Apple Watch to measure cardiorespiratory fitness in terms of how much oxygen your body can use during exercise.
In India, you can buy three variations of the Apple Watch at the moment. The feature set varies by model or generation, but the core strengths of fitness tracking remain consistent no matter which Apple Watch you buy. The latest generation of Apple Watch Series 6 starts at Rs 40,900, while the Apple Watch SE starts at Rs 29,900. If you’re ok with the older generation Apple Watch Series 3, these prices start at Rs 20,900.
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