Create a shortcut to add my weight to Apple Health

[ftaok]

I wasn't sure if this is the right sub-forum to post this, but I couldn't find anywhere else that it might fit.

Anyways, here's my question. When I work out at the gym, I keep track of my routine using Apple Notes. After I do an excercise, I check off the "box" and move onto the next one. At the end, I weigh myself in the locker room and write down my weight in the note.

At that point, I take a screenshot and put it in a special folder in Photos. I then manually enter my weight in Apple Health ... but sometimes I forget that last step.

I'm looking for an automated way to have iOS input the weight without me having to do it explicitly. I was thinking that me moving the screen shot into the special folder could trigger an Automation that scans the note for the weight, and then inputs that weight into Apple Health.

Is this possible? I'm not that great at using Apple Shortcuts. Is this something that Shortcuts could do?

Thanks

 

[Colin-G-Davidson]

What you're looking for is doable, but it would take some trickery to work. First of all, Apple is a little limited in what it allows to be automated, app wise it is only open and close that can be automated, so this couldn't be run just by copying the screenshot to your special folder, you will need to trigger it, but you can add a shortcut button to your lockscreen widget list.

It's unclear whether your workout note is reused or copied, assuming it is reused I would suggest the following steps (shortcut app in brackets), [input in square brackets]

1. (scripting. You will see it at the top of the list) Ask for input. The action would read Ask for [Number] with [Weight]
2. (scripting) Set variable. The action would read Set variable [Weight] to [Ask for input]
3. (notes) Append to note - The action would read Append [Type Weight and then select the variable Weight it will have a little x beside it to indicate variable] to [Select the note being reused]
4. (health) Log Health Sample - Select [Weight] for type, Select [Weight] for value, again the variable one with the little x beside it, for Date select Current Date
5.(notes) Open note - self explanatory, just select the reused note, you will see your weight has now been appended to the end
6. (controls) Take Screenshot - No need to do anything here.
7. (files) Move File - When selected it will default to the screenshot action above. The action would read Move Screenshot to [Enter your folder]

As I say, it's a little hacky, but it will work. I've attached a screenshot to show roughly how it would look in the creation tool, I removed step 5 from the image as it is the simplest and prevented it being a single screenshot for you.

 

[ftaok]

What you're looking for is doable, but it would take some trickery to work. First of all, Apple is a little limited in what it allows to be automated, app wise it is only open and close that can be automated, so this couldn't be run just by copying the screenshot to your special folder, you will need to trigger it, but you can add a shortcut button to your lockscreen widget list.

It's unclear whether your workout note is reused or copied, assuming it is reused I would suggest the following steps (shortcut app in brackets), [input in square brackets]

1. (scripting. You will see it at the top of the list) Ask for input. The action would read Ask for [Number] with [Weight]
2. (scripting) Set variable. The action would read Set variable [Weight] to [Ask for input]
3. (notes) Append to note - The action would read Append [Type Weight and then select the variable Weight it will have a little x beside it to indicate variable] to [Select the note being reused]
4. (health) Log Health Sample - Select [Weight] for type, Select [Weight] for value, again the variable one with the little x beside it, for Date select Current Date
5.(notes) Open note - self explanatory, just select the reused note, you will see your weight has now been appended to the end
6. (controls) Take Screenshot - No need to do anything here.
7. (files) Move File - When selected it will default to the screenshot action above. The action would read Move Screenshot to [Enter your folder]

As I say, it's a little hacky, but it will work. I've attached a screenshot to show roughly how it would look in the creation tool, I removed step 5 from the image as it is the simplest and prevented it being a single screenshot for you.

This works really well. Thank you for the screen shot as that was easier to follow.

Regarding the note, I do reuse the note over and over.

 

[AL2TEACH]

Guess the weight scale doesn't have bluetooth or wi-fi?