▲When the heart fitness rating falls into the low range, you will receive a notification from Apple Watch. (Picture/Review from Apple’s official website)
Chen Junhong/Comprehensive report
Apple (Apple) today (15th) launched the updated version of Apple Watch "watchOS 7.2". In addition to the originally announced "ECG" function officially launched, it also added the Fitness notification function", which can monitor and classify the fitness and make a powerful prediction of overall health. Apple said that research shows that compared with common risk factors such as smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure, heart fitness can better predict the risk of death.
Apple introduced that with iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2, Apple Watch users can now check their fitness category in the "Health" app on iPhone, and receive Apple Watch notifications when the rating falls into the low range. Notice.
Apple said that this breakthrough technology introduced with watchOS 7 allows Apple Watch to easily measure low heart fitness. Starting today, heart fitness notifications can give users more motivation to move and achieve significant long-term health. benefit.
Apple explained that cardiopulmonary fitness is measured by the maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max), which refers to the maximum amount of oxygen that the body can consume and utilize during exercise, which can be improved through exercise; Apple Watch can already estimate the intensity The average maximum oxygen uptake during outdoor walking, running or hiking, and higher maximum oxygen uptake levels. Many road runners and other athletes monitor these data to improve athletic performance.
▼watchOS 7 allows Apple Watch to perform cardiac fitness measurement when the user is walking throughout the day. (Picture/Review of Apple's official website)
Apple said that now with the help of watchOS 7, Apple Watch can use multiple sensors, including optical heart rate sensor, GPS and accelerometer, to estimate lower cardiac fitness Level; this is of great significance, because to directly measure the maximum oxygen uptake, it usually requires the use of professional equipment that is not easily available to most people and strict clinical testing to obtain it.
Apple pointed out that watchOS 7 can also allow Apple Watch to measure fitness when users are walking throughout the day, regardless of whether the user tracks exercise results; through this innovative feature, Apple Watch can be used for low-heart fitness users Better measure their maximum oxygen uptake, because these users may not be doing high-intensity exercise.
Through iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2, Apple Watch users can access the "Heart Fitness" category in the "Health" app on the iPhone, and check their fitness based on the FRIEND data from the Fitness Registry and Importance of Exercise National Database. Compared with people of the same age group and gender, the performance level is high, above average, below average, or low; users can also view the changes in their fitness levels in the past week, month or year.
▼Apple released the updated version of Apple Watch "watchOS 7.2". (Photo/Photo by reporter Liu Weizhen)
When the user's fitness level falls in a low range, they will receive a notification on the Apple Watch, and provide guidance on keeping up with the times to improve the fitness level, as well as talking with doctors guide. Apple Watch users can go to the "Health" app on the iPhone to set the fitness classification function and turn on the fitness notification.
Apple said that a 2016 scientific statement from the American Heart Association stated that low heart fitness is increasingly associated with a high risk of major health problems (such as heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity) in the future; research even shows that, Compared with common risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, and hypertension, heart fitness can better predict the risk of death.
Apple Chief Operating Officer (Jeff Williams) said that more and more people thinkIt can be a powerful predictor of overall health, and with the update of watchOS 7, more people can more easily obtain fitness data; using various advanced sensors, Apple Watch will now only be performed in clinics. The low-heart fitness level estimation of, brought directly to the user’s wrist, so that people can better understand how to improve their long-term health through daily activities.
American Heart Association Chief Executive Officer Brown (Nancy Brown) pointed out that scientific research by the American Heart Association believes that low cardiopulmonary fitness levels and cardiovascular disease are closely related to the high risk of total mortality; the American Heart Association is committed to helping everyone achieve this equally For a longer and healthier life, they believe that emerging technological solutions can give individuals the ability to manage their own health.
