What Health Indicators Can Be Monitored By Watches, And What Do They Mean?

Smart watches provide a variety of functions in health detection. Through built-in sensors and algorithms, users' physiological indicators can be monitored and real-time health feedback can be provided to users. Here are some common health detection functions:
1. Heart rate monitoring
Smart watches are equipped with optical heart rate sensors that can monitor users' heart rate in real time. By continuously tracking heart rate, users can understand their cardiovascular health and receive alerts when needed, such as maintaining appropriate exercise intensity during exercise. The specific interpretation is as follows:
In a quiet state, a lower real-time heart rate usually indicates that the body is at rest, while a higher heart rate may be due to exercise, emotional excitement or physiological stress. In an exercise state, the changes in heart rate in different activities can be observed to understand the intensity of exercise, response to emotions, etc.
A slow heartbeat at rest may be because the heart is healthy. Changes in heart rate can tell us how well the body adapts to exercise. If it continues to decline, it may mean that the exercise is effective. Low heart rate variability may be because the body feels stressed, tired or in a state of stress, while high heart rate variability usually means that the body is more adaptable to various situations and has a stronger ability to recover.
2. Stress and emotional data
Some watches have blood pressure monitoring functions, which can directly measure or estimate the user's blood pressure level through other data. Although these estimates are usually not as accurate as professional equipment, they can still provide useful trend information. Some smart watches can also monitor blood oxygen saturation and provide information about the respiratory system and oxygen supply. This is important for high-altitude activities, sleep monitoring, and the management of some chronic diseases.
By analyzing the user's movement and heart rate data, smart watches can provide detailed reports on sleep quality, including sleep time, wake-up times, deep sleep and light sleep periods. This helps users better understand and improve their sleep habits.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is also closely related to stress and will also be included in the monitoring range. Low HRV may be related to physical or psychological stress, while high HRV may indicate better adaptability and mental health. Based on the assessment of heart rate and other indicators, understand the user's stress level and take timely measures to relax or relieve stress. Provide information about the user's emotional state, which helps to understand emotional health.
In this new era, smart watches are no longer a simple time display. They are a careful health manager, sports coach, and smart assistant for daily life. Through cutting-edge wearable technology, we are ushering in a smarter and healthier sports life.