The smartphones that each of us has collect and transmit to various parties a lot of valuable information about us - but the truth is that precisely the smart watches that have become common in recent years contain and provide information that is even more valuable.
We enlisted the help of Claude to tell how.
Our resting heart rate and its patterns can provide crucial insights into underlying health issues or progress from exercise, when used correctly.
While a normal heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute at rest, consistent readings above or below these levels often indicate problems to watch out for.
At the low end, athletic conditioning (ie, great fitness), medications, or electrical conduction disturbances can slow the heart rate (or at least the one measured by the device).
Very high levels may be due to excess caffeine, smoking, emotional stress or undiagnosed heart problems.
The effects show the complex internal mechanisms linking mind, body and vital organs.
Doctors also closely monitor the speed of heart rate recovery after exercise, where faster recovery means better cardiopulmonary endurance.
New wearable devices now also track subtle differences in heart rate, which are related to stress levels and balance in the nervous system.
Bottom line, smartwatches and fitness bands aren't just a means of tracking exercise.
They are able to be used as an auxiliary means to monitor many health indicators, thus providing us with information about our medical condition and even assistance in finding ways to improve it.
All that is needed is the correct use of the information, instead of storing it in applications that the companies behind are looking for who to sell it to.
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