Apple Watch now monitors cardio fitness: Here’s how to set up the feature
Your Apple Watch is now capable of telling you how fit or unfit you are by measuring cardio fitness. Updated: December 17, 2020 9:05:44 am
Cardiorespiratory fitness is the ability of your body to transport oxygen to your muscles during workout.
Health has been Apple’s biggest focus ever since it launched the Apple Watch in 2015. Over the years, the Apple Watch has gained many new health and fitness features, including the ability to take an ECG measurement to measure blood oxygen levels. With iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2 updates, the Apple Watch has become ever more powerful. The smartwatch can now monitor your cardio fitness levels – based on Vo2 Max. Simply put, the Apple Watch tells if your fitness is too low.
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Apple has announced that Cardio Fitness notifications are now available on the Apple Watch, the feature comes as part of the watchOS 7.2 software update and the new iOS 14.3 software update for the iPhone.
The Apple Watch can now be used to measure Cardio Fitness, you can see more details on how this works below.
Cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by VO
2 max, is the maximum amount of oxygen the body can use during exercise, and it can be increased through physical activity. Apple Watch already estimates average and higher levels of VO
2 max during vigorous outdoor walks, runs, or hikes, which many runners and other athletes monitor to improve performance.
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Apple rolled out updates to the iPhone, Watch, Apple TV and even Macs. Apple Watch receives the WatchOS 7.2 update which brings Cardio Fitness notifications
Apple pushed out an update to all its hardware last night, the most notable being WatchOS 7.2 and iOS 14.3. With the two updates installed on your Apple Watch Series 6(₹ 49900 at amazon) and iPhone, users now get access to a new health metric: Cardio Fitness. For those running iOS 14.3 on an iPhone 12 Pro or an iPhone 12 Pro Max, they will also finally be able to shoot photos in Apple’s ProRes RAW format.
(Pocket-lint) - Apple has introduced a new fitness feature that allows Apple Watch users to track their cardio fitness levels through VO2 max measurements.
Before the release of watchOS 7.2, the Apple Watch could estimate higher levels of VO2 max, but only outdoor walks, runs, or hikes. Now, Apple Watch can determine a user s cardio fitness as they walk throughout the day, so they don t need to intensely exercise for it take and analyse their cardio fitness level.
VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, is the measurement of the maximum amount of oxygen a person can use during intense exercise. It s basically a measurement used to determine the endurance of a person prior to or during the course of training, and it can be improved through physical activity.
Published: December 15, 2020 10:25 AM IST
Alongside iOS 14.3, Apple releases watchOS 7.2 for Apple Watch users globally today. The update allows Watch users to monitor their “cardio fitness” level on a regular basis. This will help Apple Watch users keep check on their overall health. The company confirms that Watch users will also be alerted if their cardio fitness level drops. With this, the tech giant wants to encourage users to stay active and healthy. Also Read - New Apple iMac to come with a really big display as compared to current ones
“With iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2, Apple Watch users will be able to view their cardio fitness level in the Health app on iPhone, and receive a notification on Apple Watch if it falls within the low range,” the company noted in an official release. Also Read - Apple Maps now shows Covid-19 airport travel guidelines for over 300 airports