Does anyone have a clue as to how to use this app? I'm just trying to get it to show something as simple as calories burned. I keep looking for tutorials online but haven't really found anything. I can get it to show distance walked and stairs climbed but I don't see a way to get it to show anything about calories even though it's listed under "health data" is doesn't actually seem to track it.
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For calories, you either have to input them manually, or use a third-party app like MyFitnessPal.
Steps, stairs, and miles/km are automatic, but everything else requires you or a third-party app. The App Store has a whole section for the apps that share data with Health, and the number is growing daily.
It'll get better over time as more apps start to interact with it, but its main purpose is to be an aggregator.
Steps, stairs, and miles/km are automatic, but everything else requires you or a third-party app. The App Store has a whole section for the apps that share data with Health, and the number is growing daily.
It'll get better over time as more apps start to interact with it, but its main purpose is to be an aggregator.
I get the aggregator idea but the UI is *miserable* it is hard to believe this comes from Apple. I do now have it setup to show for example Calories, Steps, Walking Distance, and Stairs Climbed on the main page (aggregating my iPhone 6, MyFitnessPal, and Garmin Connect) but hell if I can look at detail on steps taken on a specific day OTHER than today. You can for example look at today's view, a week view, a month view etc. but try to go back in time? I can't figure it out. The colors and graphs are hard to read... its just hard to believe this is even a half serious attempt at fitness info. Apple needs to look at the work of apps like Jawbone UP, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, LoseIt, MapMyRun, Strava etc. to see how to do this.
I assume it will get better... with iOS 9. :-(
I assume it will get better... with iOS 9. :-(
I was hoping it would just display calories burned like the Fitbit does. A nice simple display without having to load another 3rd party health app, make an account and go through all of that. Apple should really make it easier.
I have all the categories I need displayed and filled, except "resting calories". Anyone know what app will do that?
I already have MFP, Map My Fitness, Jawbone Up (the blue one), and Withings (I have the scale)...I'm so close
Blood glucose? How did you get that filled? I'm a diabetic - so far haven't found a single app that talks to HealthKit
I should have been clearer, I have almost all the fitness/sleep info I need.
I can't believe there isn't an app for tracking blood glucose in HealthKit. Hopefully it will happen soon or someone with better knowledge can help you out.