Samsung Electronics announced on the 14th that it has significantly revamped the coaching features in the "sleep" and "running" areas through an update to the Samsung Health app.
The sleep coaching feature goes beyond analyzing last night's sleep, helping users translate their sleep goals and data into changes in daily behavior.
First, the minimum data requirement for starting sleep coaching has been relaxed from seven days within a month to "three days within the past two weeks." At the initial stage of sleep coaching, a survey is used to assess the user's sleep patterns, including their usual sleep regularity, whether they wake up during sleep, alcohol and caffeine intake, and subjective sleep score.
Based on this survey data and three days of sleep records, a customized sleep coaching program lasting four to eight weeks is tailored to the user's sleep type, proposing new sleep habits step by step each week. Changes in sleep satisfaction and lifestyle habits are also monitored.
In particular, principles for improving sleep habits used in insomnia treatment are structured into easily implementable "checklists" and "sleep tips of the day," helping users form healthy sleep habits suited to themselves.
A new "Sleep Balance" graph has also been introduced to allow users to check their sleep status at a glance. Five key indicators—actual sleep duration, sleep regularity, time awake during sleep, sleep satisfaction, and energy score—are displayed on a single screen, enabling users to easily grasp their sleep condition and areas for improvement.
From insight messages that review the previous night's sleep state every morning and provide useful advice, to weekly and final reports that offer a long-term perspective on sleep trends, analysis is provided organically to help establish lifestyle habits.
'Running Coach' expands training levels to 12 stages and strengthens sharing features
The "Running Coach" has been finely improved with user customization to align with the popularization of running and the diverse needs of runners.
First, the running coach level has been expanded from the previous 10 stages to 12 stages, with new customized training programs added for higher-level runners. Even experienced runners can now fine-tune their pace more precisely through the newly added upper-level programs and challenge themselves to higher goals.
Additionally, social media (SNS) sharing features that allow users to share the sense of achievement and motivation from running have been further strengthened. Running data recorded in Samsung Health can be easily converted into templates optimized for various SNS platforms for sharing.
Park Heon-su, Head of the Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics' MX Business Division, stated, "Samsung Health's customized coaching, which helps users fully understand their health data, is the first step toward healthy changes in daily life," adding, "Going forward, we will develop Samsung Health into a trustworthy health platform based on the Galaxy ecosystem and digital health technology."
The newly released features will be supported sequentially through updates to Samsung Health.
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