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Health status improvements

HeikiPruul
9 days ago

Regarding new Health status feature have a proposal for developer team - please add more explanation for different items measured to get health status.

As and example Respiration - I see that all is ok what is very good information but what I don't understand / can't read from this section is, what is better  higher or lower numbers and why?

If I'm looking chart then I can see that either very low or very high are not good but why?

As I understood then these ranges are personal ones, so most probably for this "topic" 4 points if difference is good range but unclear is that what does it sort of tell me that I'm in good range? Good according my own data but in big picture? 

  • 0 9 days ago
    HeikiPruul said:
    As and example Respiration - I see that all is ok what is very good information but what I don't understand / can't read from this section is, what is better  higher or lower numbers and why?

    Neither of them. What is important is staying in your typical range. Both too high or too low respiration rate may signal a health, fitness, or stress issue. And you should not try to influence it artificially anyway. It can easily lead to hyperventilation or hypoventilation, which can then induce even more health problems. You'll find plenty of information about ventilation online, often contradictory, and you will find also plenty of BS information and instructions that can be dangerous. If you really want to learn about it, focus rather only on academic literature. It is a very complex topic, and the watch or Garmin's developers are definitely not supposed to tell you to breathe slower or faster. The functionality is there only to signal you when your breathing patterns change unexpectedly. 

  • 0 3 days ago

    Thank you for your feedback! In general, having lower respiration rates while at rest can be a good indicator of physical fitness. Fitter people tend to have lower respiration rates, even while active, and return to low respiration rates more quickly after activity.

    A normal respiration rate for a resting adult is between 12 and 20 breaths per minute and can be around 40-50 breaths per minute during intense physical activity. This can vary from person to person. If your respiration rate rises well above or below your average during a period of inactivity, this may indicate an important change in your health status or possibly a problem with air quality.

    Keep in mind, your Garmin device is not intended for medical purposes. Any questions about your respiration readings should be answered by your physician or other qualified health care professional.

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to Garmin - KS

    Hello,

    I have a suggestion regarding the lower limit of the SpO₂ range. Since activation and completion of the calibration, my current range is 90–100%. I believe that the lower limit is too low for someone in good health and should be set higher. I haven’t noticed any adjustment of the range over time — it has remained fixed since the Health Status feature was activated.

    (I’m not sure if this behavior is intentional for this parameter or if it might be a bug.)