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Smartwatches and Health Trackers: Do they help you feel healthier or Make you worry more?

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Hi everyone 👋,

Our watches and rings can now tell us how many steps we've taken, how well we slept, our heart rate, stress levels, recovery score and even whether our body seems “ready” for the day.

Health trackers are becoming more sophisticated, and this week there's been a lot of attention around smart rings, fitness trackers and new health scores designed to help us understand our bodies better.

But imagine waking up feeling perfectly fine and then checking your device.

Your sleep score is poor. Your recovery score is low. Your watch says your stress level is high.

Do you suddenly start feeling less well simply because the numbers say so?

For some people, tracking health can be motivating and reassuring. For others, constantly checking numbers might create pressure or make them more anxious about their health.

💬 What do you think?

  • Do you use a smartwatch, fitness tracker or smart ring?
  • Has it genuinely helped you understand or improve your health?
  • Do you ever worry when one of your readings looks unusual?
  • Could you stop checking your health data for a week, or would you miss it?

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Do these devices help us listen to our bodies better or are we starting to trust the numbers more than how we actually feel?

With care,

Razar from the Carenity team💖

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To be honest I do not think they are that accurate.

I have downloaded one or two sleep apps on my phone in the past, when looking at the results it onced said that I was sleeping and snoring between 01.30am to 02.30am , when I was actually downstairs watching TV!!!!,

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@Proacaysteycoung814 I also think they're not accurate. I personally tried a wellness ring but it always shows I'm in stress even when I'm happy.😂


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@Razar.M I tried using a wellness ring for a while, but it actually ended up making me more stressed.

Sometimes it would show that my heart rate was low or that my stress level was high, even when I thought I felt okay. I started thinking about the numbers too much, and a few times it genuinely affected my mood and made me feel worried or sad.

In the end, I stopped wearing it because I felt like it was creating more stress than helping me. That’s just my experience though, I know these devices can be really useful for other people.


Smartwatches and Health Trackers: Do they help you feel healthier or Make you worry more? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/smartwatches-and-health-trackers-do-they-help-you-feel-healthier-or-make-you-worry-more-6281 2026-10-07 09:54:56

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