Apple Health
– is a smartphone application that specializes in informing users about healthcare: it contains data on blood pressure and blood glucose levels, stores information about the number of steps taken per day, receiving it from fitness trackers, smartwatches, scales, etc.
Profile settings
- On your smartphone, open the Apple Health app.
- If you’re an iPhone user, tap the Summary tab in the upper right corner and then tap your profile picture; if you’re an iPad user, tap the Profile tab in the upper left corner.
- Next, click “Health Profile” – “Edit”.
- Add personal information.
- After that, click Finish.
- You can also use additional settings and register as an organ and blood donor.
Fact 1.
The Apple Health app is free for users around the world.
Fact 2.
In terms of compatibility with operating systems and other types of devices, the application can be used with the following: iOS iPhonePads and iPod Touch.
Fact 3.
The user has a unique opportunity that is not available to 78% of applications, namely, to personalize its appearance, i.e. to choose their own theme and interface color.
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Today, many apps use a lot of ads that distract and interfere – this app doesn’t, which makes it more aesthetically pleasing and easy to use.
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If the user has heart problems and it is important for them to monitor their heart rate, this application has the ability to connect and receive data on a person’s heart rate from various types of heart monitors.
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It will also be useful for those who want to lose weight and follow either a diet or a proper diet, as it measures the number of calories a person has lost per day.
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One of the app’s features is to measure the distance and steps a person has traveled during the day.
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It has a training diary that allows users to track previous and upcoming sessions with a trainer or on their own.
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Interestingly, the app can track the number of hours a user spends sleeping and determine its quality.
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84% of apps of this type do not have the following feature. Apple Health can detect when a person has stopped exercising, then it pauses data tracking and starts automatically when the person starts moving again, performing certain physical activities.
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Next, when the user is done with the workout, he or she can enter the details of the workout into the program, for example: swimming, running, squats, cycling, etc. The device, in turn, refines and specifies the data, for example, by adding information about calories lost.
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The developers have added another feature – tracking the user’s body temperature. Similar data on body temperature can be used to determine the period of ovulation.
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With this app, you can set goals, such as walking 15,000 steps every day, and direct your efforts towards it. As a pleasant bonus for completing the task, the user will receive bonus points that will motivate him or her.
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You can enter information about your current weight into the app to track your weight loss progress. In addition, they are compatible with smart scales such as Fitbit Aria and Withings range, which transmit weight and body mass index data via WiFi.
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During training, the user can turn on their own motivational quotes or music through the app
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For women, Apple Health reminds you of the day your menstrual cycle starts.
Fact 17.
To protect personal health data, the user can set a password in the application.
Thus, the Apple Health app is a full-fledged medical record that cannot be deleted, and it uses machine learning to determine which key indicators are most important for each individual user and creates selections based on the data.