This is the one Apple Watch app you should be using
The Apple Watch is an outstanding wellness device, but sometimes it makes following health goals feel a little shame-y. If you’re an Apple Watch user, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Luckily, with some of the best Apple Watch apps, there are ways to take the reins over from Apple’s native programs and all of their slightly-passive aggressive push notifications. I’ve found one third-party app in particular that is improving the health-tracking relationship between me and my Apple Watch 6. It’s also making my skin glow.
No, seriously. While I’ve always assumed I’m hydrated enough to ward off wrinkles and get through my workouts and day-to-day activities without headaches, I’m learning I might need more water than I thought thanks to an app called Water Reminder.
Why you need Water Reminder on your Apple Watch
Available for any of the best Apple Watch models, Water Reminder is the app I believe everyone should use. You could already log your water intake in the Apple Health app, but for a reason I can’t understand, there’s not an Apple Watch version of the health dashboard.
Yet, hydration is as important a health metric as any, with as much as 75% of Americans being chronically dehydrated. In the U.K. 345 non-Covid-19 patients in hospitals and care homes died from dehydration during first lockdown, according to a study. 173 of those who died were younger than 65 years, though adults older than 65 still have the highest hospital admission rates for dehydration, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Though the consequences of dehydration aren’t always so severe, there’s plenty of evidence that people are better off when they’ve had ample water.
