Body and health awareness have become a major issue after the Covid-19 pandemic. The importance of self-care has never been so much talked about. In the fight against a sedentary lifestyle, in addition to willpower, it is possible to take advantage of Google Fit.

O personal trainer Gustavo Gualda, from the capital of São Paulo, recalls that the application provides very important information, collected on a daily basis and that, normally, people would not have without Google Fit, such as quantity and quality of hours slept, number of daily steps, heart rate, blood pressure and others.

Google Fit allows you to integrate your smartphone and smartwatch to monitor this data. “Ideally, people should take advantage of this information when comparing and self-monitoring. Sometimes, people think they are doing a good amount of daily exercise, but when they check it on the app, they see that they could and should be doing much more,” highlights Gustavo.

No gym

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity per week. Several studies have shown that this recommendation can reduce the risk of developing heart and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes.

It may seem like a lot, but this represents about 21 minutes of daily physical activity, and according to Google data, this is the metric that Google Fit used to create Cardio Points to help monitor health. When you do one minute of moderate exercise, such as walking briskly, you earn one cardio point – or two if the exercise is intense, such as running.

Even those who are unable to go to the gym can earn points through activities that can be done indoors – dancing, walking, yoga, gardening, meditation, climbing stairs and much more!

For many people, this gamification of exercise can be motivating, as can the fact of being able to share the progress of their daily training with friends, family and professionals (nutritionist, personal trainer, doctors, etc.).

professional help

“The important thing is that, through this small anamnesis that the app does, the person becomes aware of what needs to improve in their life and, based on that, seek guidance from a professional so that they can prescribe the best training, diet, etc.”, says Gustavo.

The personal trainer reminds us that often, due to the rush of everyday life, people end up not paying attention to simple things like maintaining good hydration, quality sleep and even maintaining weight and blood pressure.

The fact that the Google Fit Providing this data with just a few taps on your smartphone helps you understand where you need to start making changes to improve your health: rest more, eat better, move around.

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