Some people are worried about the effects on their health, such as lack of exercise or disturbed sleep cycle by staying up late due to lifestyle changes such as working from home or refraining from going out actively. There will be. Exercises that can be easily done at home and games that move the body are also attracting attention, but first and foremost, it is best to grasp one's own health condition.
Therefore, we recommend Galaxy's "S Health" health management app. The app is pre-installed on your Galaxy smartphone, but if you download it, you can use it on other Android smartphones and iPhones. The name is "S Health" on Google Play and "Samsung Health" on the App Store.
In this article, I will introduce what S Health is and what it can do.
S Health is an app with various functions that support health management. By recording daily exercise and diet, it can be useful for health management and dieting. Specifically, the main items that can be done with S Health are as follows.
You can manually record exercise time and sleep time with the app alone, but if you use it as a set with a Galaxy wearable device that can measure exercise amount and sleep time such as "Galaxy Watch" and "Galaxy Fit", it will show its true value.
With wearable devices other than Galaxy, with some exceptions, measurement information on the wearable device side cannot be imported into the app. Similarly, the iPhone can only work with Samsung Health on Galaxy wearable devices.
In fact, I will introduce what you can do with S Health, including how to use it. The author used "Galaxy S20 5G" and "Galaxy Watch Active 2". Please read as appropriate for the model you are using.
First, to use S Health, you need to enter a profile including height and weight. This is because it is necessary for basal metabolism and BMI calculation. At the same time, specify the exercise level to determine the daily calorie intake requirement. Is it almost static, is it a light walk (including walking to the station) for about 30 to 60 minutes every day, or is it consciously exercising?
Profiles can be registered from the upper left menu of S Health. You can also input from the Galaxy Watch, but it is better to input from a smartphone that is accustomed to inputting characters.
Appropriate calorie intake is calculated as a target from the height, weight, age, gender and exercise habits registered in S Health. By recording your daily diet, you can easily see if you are over-calorie, and you can also set goals for how much water you should consume and how to prevent overdose of caffeine. This will give you an opportunity to check and review your daily eating habits.
Registering meals one by one can be a hassle, but there are a surprising number of ingredients and menus pre-registered, so basically you should only have to choose from them. I am grateful that there are plenty of convenience store ingredients and eating out menus. Of course, you can also register yourself. Especially for those who are on a diet for calorie management and low-carbohydrate diet, this is a function that I would like you to take advantage of.
When inputting from a wearable device, the menu cannot be registered, only the calorie intake will be registered. I definitely want to register on my smartphone so that I can look back on it later.
1. From Home, tap [Meals] and select the timing of the meal you want to register, such as [Breakfast], [Lunch], and [Supper].
2. Search by menu or ingredients and enter meal information.
3. If there are no menus or ingredients in the list, you can add information from [My Foods]. Registration for the first time is a little troublesome, but from the next time onwards you will be able to select the same menu.
By using the accelerometer and GPS of your smartphone, you can record the results of a wide variety of exercises such as walking, running, and cycling. Machine training in the gym can also be recorded extensively, but they are recorded on an hourly basis.
If you use a wearable device such as Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Fit, you can measure the number of steps and exercise time without having to have a smartphone.
When using a wearable device, for walking, running, and cycling, exercise is automatically detected and recorded, so you don't have to worry about forgetting to tap the start or entering data. If you only have a smartphone, you should always start and stop manually.
For training such as bench press and squat, you can only measure the exercise time with a smartphone or wearable, so it is better to manually enter the data including the number of times later. In any case, it automatically calculates the calories burned for each exercise.
1. Open the app and tap [Exercise]
2. Select what you want to exercise and tap [Start] to start recording.
If you want to record manually, tap [Enter data] instead of [Start]. An input menu will be displayed according to the exercise, so enter it as appropriate.
In addition, "S Health" contains a large number of professional training programs such as stretching, dieting, and endurance training, and by scheduling training, you can efficiently maintain your exercise habits. ..
Not only diet and exercise, but also sleep is an important factor in maintaining good health. S Health can also record your sleep time. If you use the app alone, you need to enter the sleep onset time and wake-up time yourself, but if you have a Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Fit, it will automatically record it.
If you want to keep track of your sleep time, it's still essential to use a wearable device such as the Galaxy Watch. You only have to wear the device to sleep, and not only bedtime and wake-up time, but also light sleep, deep sleep, REM sleep, and non-sleep status are automatically recorded, so you can check your sleep quality. If you should have gone to bed early but aren't too tired or get sleepy quickly, it's a good idea to check if you're sleeping lightly or if you're not sleeping for a long time.
Many people may be tired because they are sitting and working all the time and feeling various stresses. S Health also has "breathing exercises" to relieve such stress and various meditation programs "mindfulness".
However, when it comes to mindfulness, the in-app menus and audio guides are only available in English, so it's up to you to relax. It is possible to play music that calms the mind and encourages sleep onset, so it is recommended for people who are not comfortable with English.
Wearable devices are required to measure stress levels. If you wear a Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Fit, you will be able to measure and record your stress status from your pulse, etc., so you can grasp your mental health status and encourage deep breathing each time the stress increases. Will do it.
The mindfulness function can be used from [Health Information] ▶ [Mindfulness], and there are three categories: [Meditation], [Bedtime Story], and [Music]. As mentioned earlier, of these, [Meditation] and [Bedtime Story] are calming while listening to the audio, but unfortunately they are provided only in English. If you are fluent in English, please make use of it.
As for [Music], we have music that is effective when you want to improve your concentration, relax, or sleep. You can also set a timer, so you can sleep as it is.
Please note that there are many contents that cannot be used without subscribing to the paid plan of the affiliated mindfulness app "Calm" regarding this mindfulness.
In the women's health menu, you can use management functions such as menstrual cycle recording and daily physical symptoms, as well as personalized advice and content.
Both functions of S Health will be a good opportunity to review lifestyle habits for those who feel that their rhythm of life is disturbed or lack of exercise due to work at home. Especially if you have a Galaxy, please take advantage of it with your wearable device.
