[Lifestayle] Can a smartwatch help you take care of your health?

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smartwatches or smart watches not only help you manage your life, but also your health from your wrist. Learn about five functions that will help you lead a healthier life.

Can a smartwatch help you take care of your health? Learn about five essential functions
Why settle for just knowing the time if you can have a device on your wrist that manages your life and your health? | Source: Samsung
Technological innovation has advanced rapidly in recent years: we have gone from having it in free accessories to incorporating it into our way of dressing. Thus, wearables appear, devices that are included in some part of the body and are dedicated not only to making our day to day easier, but also to being our best allies to lead a healthy life.

Proof of this are smartwatches, which came to revolutionize conventional watches. Why settle for just knowing the time if you can have a complete and connected device on your wrist that manages your life and health? In order to motivate you to lead a healthy life, smartwatches include various functionalities that contribute to your well-being. Here are the most important ones:

1) Sleep tracking
Devices like the Galaxy Watch 3 record your active sleep, deep sleep and total sleep time in order to keep track of it and improve the quality of rest of the body. With the reports, educational content and advice provided by the device, you can know if you are getting the right hours of sleep and how to improve your rest.

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The Galaxy Watch 3 records your active sleep, deep sleep, and total sleep time.
The Galaxy Watch 3 records your active sleep, deep sleep, and total sleep time. | Source: Samsung
2) Heart rate and oxygen monitoring
This benefit of smartwatches allows you to monitor your health while you exercise, ideal for keeping a complete record of your performance and avoiding injuries. You can monitor your heart rate in real time while you exercise and be alerted when levels get too high or too low.

Another quite useful functionality is the calculation of SpO2 levels, that is, the amount of oxygen in the blood. Oxygen saturation is directly related to physical activity, so it is vital to keep it under control.

Another quite useful functionality is the calculation of SpO2 levels, that is, the amount of oxygen in the blood.
Another quite useful functionality is the calculation of SpO2 levels, that is, the amount of oxygen in the blood. | Source: Samsung
3) Exercise routine
This is one of the most requested features for sports and exercise lovers. The Galaxy Watch are capable of tracking your movements so that you exercise better and avoid injuries.

You can choose between the functions of swimming, walking, running, cycling, among others, and depending on your performance, it offers you specific exercises and advice in real time with the coach function. In addition, they offer more than 120 home training programs that you can choose from your phone and stream on your TV.

Depending on your performance, the Galaxy Watch offers you specific exercises and advice in real time with the trainer function.
Depending on your performance, the Galaxy Watch offers you specific exercises and advice in real time with the trainer function. | Source: Samsung
4) Stress management
Controlling stress is essential to avoid later health problems, especially in the context in which we live. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 features a stress tracker that helps you check your levels when you're tense. To solve it and return to calm, he advises you breathing exercises.

5) Nutrition
Diet is also important to maintain a healthy life. Galaxy Watches intuitively track calories and give you personalized alerts. Plus, you can take a photo of each meal and instantly record nutritional information for better calorie control.