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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Anna Bartter

Systolic style: meet the medical-grade smartwatch revolutionising blood pressure monitoring

Athletic friends in stylish sportswear jogging and running in modern urban area New tech that enables blood pressure tracking has joined traditional markers such as exercise in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Blood pressure responses during exercise can provide valuable insights into cardiovascular health. Photograph: Stocksy United

Wearable technology has come a long way in the past decade. Take a look around at your colleagues, friends and family, and you’ll be hard pushed to find anyone not wearing some kind of health monitoring ring, watch or band – there are even tracking insoles and patches, too.

These gadgets have myriad benefits – not least, allowing us more control and insight over our health and wellbeing than ever before. We’re able to monitor everything from sleep and stress to heart health and more, and the technology is becoming more refined and intuitive seemingly by the day.

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