Michal Ždanský Heart rate is one of the most common biometric features that smartwatches try to measure. The sensor can be found, for example, in the Galaxy Gear 2 from Samsung, and it is also available in the newly introduced devices Apple Watch. The ability to measure your own heart rate may be an interesting feature for some, but if we are not in such a health condition that we need to check it regularly, the reading alone will not tell us much.
After all, even its ongoing monitoring is not of much importance to us, at least until the data gets into the hands of a doctor who can read something from it. However, this does not mean that a smart watch can replace an EKG and detect, for example, heart rhythm disorders. It should be noted that despite all the health experts Apple has hired to build the team around the smartwatch, the Apple Watch is not a medical device.
Even Samsung apparently has no idea how to deal with this data. It's laughable that it even built the sensor into one of its flagship phones so that users can measure their heart rate on demand. It almost seems like the Korean company simply added the sensor to check off another item on the feature list. Not that sending a heartbeat as a method of communication on the Apple Watch would be any more useful. At least it's a cute feature. In fact, heart rate plays a huge role in fitness, and it's no wonder that Apple has also hired a number of sports experts, led by Jay Blahnik, to join its team.
If you're into fitness, you may know that heart rate has a big impact on calorie burn. When playing sports, one should stick to 60-70% of the maximum heart rate, which is determined by several factors, but mainly by age. In this mode, a person burns the most calories. This makes it possible to lose weight more quickly with vigorous walking rather than running, when done correctly, because running, which often raises the heart rate above 70% of the maximum heart rate, burns carbohydrates rather than fat.
Apple Watch has focused heavily on the field of fitness in general, and they seem to take this fact into account. During exercise, the watch could theoretically tell us whether we should increase or decrease the intensity in order to keep the heart rate in the ideal range in order to lose weight as efficiently as possible. At the same time, it can warn us when it is appropriate to stop exercising, as the body stops burning calories after some time. Apple's smartwatch could thus easily become a very effective personal trainer at a level that regular pedometers/fitness bracelets cannot reach.
Tim Cook said at the keynote that the Apple Watch will change fitness as we know it. An effective way of doing sports is definitely a step in the right direction. It is not enough just to run aimlessly to lose extra pounds. If the Apple Watch is to help like a personal trainer and become practically a second best solution, at $349 they are really cheap.
For the same thing you describe, an ordinary watch with a chest strap is enough for a few hundreds and the battery will last for half a year during intensive use - I myself use one of these on my bike. So this is exactly the thing that definitely won't convince me to buy an Apple Watch. Well, I'll see when I can try them on my own "hand" somewhere, but for now, I'm very confused about fitness use...
so I agree with that, actually the sagging chest belt made me stop using it. However, for the price of 7+ with the expected endurance of 1 day, the apple watch is not an interesting purchase for me.
the price will be around 10k ... it can't be around 7-8 for sure
that's clear, I'm starting from 349 USD :-) that the final price will be 10-11k in our country is beyond debate...
I don't think the price would be higher. Apple keeps prices generally the same everywhere. It's more about what type of watch it will be for that price. For me, for example, they are interesting in the dark steel edition. Unfortunately, I think they will be more expensive.
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True, but only half…. Apple keeps the prices about the same everywhere, but that only means that in America it is 349 USD and in Europe it will be 349 Euro.... As always….
The point here is that in the USA VAT is not charged on HW and SW, so here it is a wonderful + 21% + something for the current Euro exchange rate.
maybe that's because it's not a sports tester but a communication-time-measuring device, i.e. again a situation where you'll be charging IP and AW, sorry, no.
Why can't you last 1 day if you want to monitor sports activities? Do you exercise 24 hours a day?
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I would write this file directly to the editorial email, you guys don't have to notice it here.
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So it's a lot more complicated than just sticking to 60-70% of the maximum heart rate. Carbohydrates are burned at the beginning of exercise, and the problem is that with a bad diet, you can then start burning muscles and not fat. And at a higher frequency, a person starts gaining muscle and loses weight more slowly. Before attempting fitness, it is better to set a goal and adjust your exercise and diet accordingly.
There you go. I like running (I'm a passionate cyclist, but I don't enjoy keeping the frequency there) in the morning on an empty stomach. Take BCAA for muscle protection, a caffeine pill and run 5km for half an hour when I have the exact burning rate.
I don't have to burn glycogen first to start burning fat. But the main factor is diet, less carbohydrates, more protein and replace monosaccharides with polysaccharides.
But back to the watch. I'm curious how accurate the pulse will be. you can't measure much on the forearm from above, or the sensor will be very strong
If it's according to the latest technology, it's about something like a photo camera or file camera. She follows the hand. The measurements should be very precise.
For some users, they are unusable - when hiking in autumn/winter, I wear my watch over my jacket, because of the winter, and that would disable the sensor and they could have a problem with rain and cold...
Through the jacket? I didn't hear that. Except for those who climb K2 and then cosmonauts, when you advertise, have them over a spacesuit. This sounds like a lot of bullshit to me.
As I already wrote, in order to measure my heart rate, a chest belt application and a smartphone, which I assume everyone has and not a bad watch for three stops :D ...
The chest belt is a harness, anyone can confirm that. Otherwise, I don't need anything else besides him. And what application should I download that will work with it? I am happy to be taught. But otherwise, I'll gladly trade the belt for the watch, and I don't think it's ugly at all. On the contrary, it looks like it will be a beautiful piece. Just adjust it to your taste.
So who shares the first heart attack? :D
In my opinion, it would be good if the phone immediately started calling in the event of a heart attack and was able to tell GPS coordinates or the address where you are (on Wifi at home ;-) ) via Siri.
But which pensioner will buy meraka for 30 thousand?
a little bit, but I have to respond. Please don't write about burning fat and carbohydrates if you have no idea about it. You lie and mislead by claiming that carbohydrates are burned above 70% of the maximum heart rate and that fat is burned at 60 to 70%, you always use glycogen first ( i.e. your carbohydrates) from your muscles and liver. You will consume these resources in about 25 minutes of intense interval cardio, which is the maximum time for cardio. Longer cardio is counterproductive and you will only lose weight, it will eat your muscles, your heart muscle and you will have a heart attack. fat I burn even after this intense cardio, when you are already sitting at home on the couch, I am freed from the reserves, they are converted into glycogen and replenish the reserves in the muscles and liver. The condition is that we do not eat anything for an hour after the training. This is how you lose weight, Mr. Editor.
Christ's foot, that's amazing. So Apple didn't start making watches out of desperation because they couldn't come up with anything better, but because they want to help the world burn fat. Something a $10 watch can do. However, I admit that at $349 they are really cheap on Apple..
It would be great to be able to measure blood pressure