Learn about the Samsung Health app

When trying to get in shape, lose weight or build healthier habits, having a health tracking app will help you to reduce a lot of stress. Samsung was certainly aware of this when it released Samsung Health , formerly known as S Health .

Samsung Health - the center to track all health habits 

Samsung Health acts as a hub to store everything about health, such as workouts, drinks, even the ability to connect to running applications to get all the information you want in a single place. . There is a lot going on in this app, but the purpose is to help you control your health.

When you go out to take your dog for a walk or jog, your phone will detect the motion and track it. The main page of the app has various activities you want to track, including daily steps, heart rate and stress level, but you can personalize it to your liking, to keep track of what things like drinking water, caffeine, sleep and weight control. There is also a specific activity tracker for a variety of different exercises, including running, cycling, and hiking.

Set up and complete the profile

The user profile in Samsung Health is how you track your activities within the app. You can add photos, nicknames, emails, height, weight, gender, age and activity level to really make Samsung Health your own.

Your profile includes rewards for ongoing activity, best performance during training, weekly summaries of operating habits and history of any program you decide to join. Basically, profiles allow you to review your progress and receive small rewards for taking steps towards a healthier lifestyle.

Set achievable goals

Once you've decided what habits you want to change or follow, the next thing you need to do is set goals. Have goals to control your weight, exercise, etc.

Profiles need to be set in advance because these goals are based on changing current habits.

Once you've set your goals, you'll see an indicator at the top of the main page within the Samsung Health app, letting you know how much you've accomplished to reach your set goal. If you click on the indicator, there will be an in-depth analysis of daily activities, calories burned and lots of information directly related to your goals. There is also a page showing long-term trends to track progress and rewards for achieving goals.

Practice with friends

Not everyone likes to work alone. Having someone to compete with and cheer on can help you focus on your fitness goals. Although Samsung Health is primarily concerned with your progress, the Together tab in the app is also community-driven.

There are monthly community challenges you can join, by actively finding and adding friends. There are also challenges for you and your friends so you can aim for even bigger goals.

Connect and synchronize data with other applications

It seems that each person has dozens of applications dedicated to health and fitness. From specific apps for monitoring your blood pressure or weight to your calorie counter, you've probably installed at least one health app. Thankfully, Samsung Health can work with many different applications, allowing you to connect them and have all information from those applications synchronized with Samsung Health.

With this advantage, you can continue to track your meals with My Fitness Pal , then view that information displayed in Samsung Health.

Which phones are compatible with Samsung Health?

You might think Samsung Health would be an exclusive option for Samsung phones, but it's not. The application supports all Samsung smartphones from Galaxy S3 onwards, as well as non-Samsung Android phones. Only Android 4.4 KitKat or above and minimum 1.5GB of storage are required for the application to work properly. This application is also available on iPhone and requires iOS 9.0 and above.

The app is usually pre-installed on new Samsung phones, but can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Download Samsung Health for Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.shealth&hl=en_US

Download Samsung Health for iOS 
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1224541484