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I was just about to ask the same thing. It's not that blood pressure reading aren't useful, it's just that this is marketed as a "fitness watch" and not a gene
by Lio 7y ago
I was just about to ask the same thing.
It's not that blood pressure reading aren't useful, it's just that this is marketed as a "fitness watch" and not a general blood pressure tool.
Now I have seen some suggestion that blood pressure could be used to predict how hard you can train on a given day in the same way that heart rate variability can be used. That's really interesting.
A blood pressure reading on it's own though, without any clever interpretation, seems much less compelling in a sports product.
If this is just marketing to make blood pressure monitors more "sexy" I guess that's fine too just less interesting if you have an actual sports goal in mind.
- darkerside 7y agoIs there a known relationship between blood pressure and ability to train?
- Lio 7y agoI seem to remember an Italian product that claimed just that a few years back. They had some linked studies. They used to advertise a version that could use any Bluetooth monitor too. Sorry can’t seem to find page now but as soon as I find it I’ll reply with a link.