In this brief guide, we are going to answer the question “How does Apple Health know my weight?” and provide you with tips on how you can use Apple Health to achieve your weight loss goals and much more.
How does Apple Health know my weight?
The iPhone has no features to automatically track your weight. However, with the help of Apple Health, you can log your weight manually. Smart scale accessories compatible with Apple Health are also available now that help you to automatically log your weight.
Smart scales connect with your iPhone via an app that communicates information from the weighing scale to your smartphone. In this way, you do not have to manually enter your weight every time you weigh yourself.
A few examples of scales available in the market that can be synced with the Apple Health app are:
- Withings Body+
- RENPHO Scale
- QardioBase2
- Withings/Nokia Body Cardio
- Etekcity
- iHealth Lina and iHealth Nexus
- Eufy BodySense Smart Scale
The above-mentioned scales are compatible with iPhones, they come with their own downloadable app and can be integrated with the Apple Health app as well.
How do I track my weight using Apple Health?
To track your weight with Apple Health
- Tap on Health Data
- Select Body Measurements, then select
- Tap on Add Data Point to add your weight manually
You can even select the ‘Show on Dashboard’ option so you can see Weight on the Dashboard Screen.
What other weight features can I access
Weight is not the only metric Apple Health tracks for you. Apple Health also stores information regarding height, body fat percentage, body mass index, lean body mass and waist circumference. Combined, these metrics can provide you on your more information about your health and fitness, and can aid you in losing weight in a healthy manner.
How are calories related to weight?
Your weight is a balancing act. If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. And if you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight.
In terms of numbers, approximately 3500 calories translate to 1 pound of weight. This means that if you were to reduce your calories by eating 500 fewer calories lesser each day, you could lose a pound of weight in a week. On the contrary, if you burn an extra 500 calories every day, with the same amount of consumption, you could lose a pound in a week.
These metrics are however estimates, and many factors such as age, gender, height, weight and BMR affect how many calories you burn daily and how much more you would need to burn to lose weight. Consult a nutritionist to plan a healthy weight loss routine.
How do I measure calories for my weight?
Apple Health is a convenient place where you can find all your health stats in one place. If you are trying to lose weight, Apple Health offers to log your weight and can graph the daily trend in your weight. Apart from weight, Apple Health also offers to track your calorie consumption
- MyPlate
- MyfitnessPal
- Lose it!
- Calorie Counter
- FatSecret
- Cronometer
- SparkPeople
- The Bottom Line
The above mentioned are a few third-party apps that sync with Apple Health and upgrade your daily calorie intake. Tracking calorie intake can be a great way to start your weight loss journey.
To lose weight, your daily calories burned should be greater than the calories you consume. Once you get a quantitative analysis of how much you consume, you can make cuts by reducing calorie intake or increasing your exercise.
How many calories do I burn to lose weight?
For fitness enthusiasts, owning a smartwatch is a lot more than owning a cool gadget. For them, it is their personal health monitor. The Apple Watch tracks your step count, heart rate, blood oxygen levels and much more.
The Apple Watch also measures your resting energy which is the number of calories you burn while completely at rest. The Apple Watch also calculates your active energy which is the calories you burn while walking, running or exercising.
After completing a workout you can view a breakdown of your active calories and resting calories in the Apple Health app.
- Tap on Summary to view your exercise activity
- Tap on Activity to view your daily activity stats
- Under Activity, you will see two different types of energies: Active energy and Resting Energy. Tap on each to view how many calories you burned in each phase.
The calorie breakdown can be a great motivator for you to work harder and increase your daily calories burned. A greater number of calories burned means you are likely to lose weight faster.
How does Apple Health help me in losing weight?
Losing weight in a healthy way requires a combination of both diet and exercise. As mentioned above, you can track your diet with apps that count your calories. Wearing an Apple Watch can aid you better in your workouts, but don’t be too concerned if you don’t own a smartwatch.
Simply using your iPhone can also track your step count and display the calories burned. You can also manually log your workouts and it will also help to estimate the number of calories burned. If you measure both your calorie consumption and calories burned, there is a good chance you can get yourself to lose weight faster.
Conclusion
In this brief guide, we answered the question “How does Apple Health know my weight?”, and provided you with tips on how you can use Apple Health to achieve your weight loss goals and much more.
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