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10,000 Steps? Science Says 7,000 Is the Real Target
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (1136+ words) (Stacker) - Granted, the 10,000-step goal is often recited as if it is gospel, but whether you’re clocking up the miles on your commute to work or walking around in circles in the kitchen last thing at night, the truth of…...
People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (649+ words) Older adults may be better judges of their moment-to-moment mental sharpness than scientists once assumed, according to a UC Davis study — which relied on familiar technology: the smartwatch. The study found that when an individual rated their mental sharpness below…...
Pixel Watch 5 vs. Galaxy Watch 9 vs. Apple Watch Series 11: There’s more than one way to take your health seriously
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (756+ words) Health Guardian is where the Pixel Watch 5 makes its strongest case this year. Using its existing sensors and a month of passive wear, the watch can estimate Insulin Resistance Trends and generate monthly Blood Pressure Trend reports without requiring a…...
Tracking Heart Health with Wearable IoT Sensors
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (330+ words) This article walks through how these systems work in practice: the sensor hardware, the firmware that cleans up the signal, the protocols that move data off the wrist, and the backend code that turns a stream of numbers into a…...
Apple Watch Alert Helps Athlete Discover Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Defect
20+ hour, 15+ min ago (343+ words) Smartwatches have evolved significantly beyond counting steps and tracking workouts. Modern wearables can monitor several health metrics and alert users to potential abnormalities. In a recent case, an Apple Watch helped a fitness enthusiast identify a serious heart condition that…...
A meta-analysis of nearly 47,500 adults found that mortality risk kept falling as people took more daily steps, with the association levelling off at roughly 6,000 to 8,000 steps a day among adults aged 60 and older.
1+ day, 41+ min ago (362+ words) For adults aged 60 and older, the point where more walking stopped adding much extra protection against dying early sat at roughly 6,000 to 8,000 steps a day....
Hatch Sleep Clock | Key Features, Price & Alternatives
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (24+ words) Track sleep stages without a wearable. Hatch Sleep Clock pairs a sunrise alarm with a nightstand sensor and thousands of sleep sounds to try....
Your Smartwatch Already Knows When You Are About to Get Sick - What Comes Next Is Considerably More Personal
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (753+ words) Researchers noticed that changes in resting heart rate, respiratory rate, and sleep duration were appearing in wearable device data days before users reported any symptoms. The devices were not diagnosing COVID. They were detecting a physiological pattern — the body’s early…...
Oura is facing a lawsuit over whether its $300 ring can actually track sleep
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (29+ words) The lawsuit takes aim at a core feature of the product: its ability to turn data collected from a wearer's finger into scores for sleep, readiness, and......