$149 (reg $249) on Amazon
Lowest price – great option if you want almost all the health features of an APple watch without the big price tag!
This can monitor heart health, exercise, and sleep, and detect hard falls – I have a slightly higher version with all the useful features of this one and I love it!
What it lacks: Ability to monitor basal body temperatures (for menstrual cycle monitoring)
$219 (reg $299) on Amazon
Same features as the one above, but the added cellular feature makes it a GREAT choice to give tweens/teens who are not yet ready for a phone – you can call and text them – lots of parents do this!
$329 (reg $399) on Amazon
Latest series, has all health features, including menstrual cycle monitoring with the basal body temperature monitoring feature
⏩It hugely motivates you to exercise! Recording your activity is one way it motivates you, but the other huge factor is sharing your activity with someone else: it could be your spouse or partner, a parent, a friend, or even a circle of friends. This is how it looks when you share your activity with someone:
Here is how to start sharing:
➤➤Open the Fitness app on your iPhone.
➤➤Navigate to the “Sharing” tab on the bottom right. Tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner to add friend(s).
➤➤The app will populate the contacts of those who may own an Apple Watch, so you can tap one of those or type in someone specific in the text box.
➤➤You can include multiple invitations at one time, and once you have everyone included in the “To” box, tap “Send.”
⏩The Apple watch also measures your heart rate and can populate all sorts of interesting data. Measuring your heart rate at rest and during activity is useful. For older people, especially those at higher risk for stroke, the Apple watch’s ability to detect atrial fibrillation is useful.
⏩For everyone, the Apple Watch’s ability to determine cardiac recovery and the VO2 Max score is incredibly useful – see here to find out how to measure VO2 max. This is the one measure that can predict how much at risk you are for all sorts of health issues. Remember, to calculate VO2 Max scores, you need to intentionally start, record, and end workouts – see here for how!
⏩It can also detect hard falls and send out an emergency SOS. Both of these qualities make it an excellent gift for family members getting along in age – definitely a very useful gift choice when visiting home!
