On the Scene: Google’s Wellness Salon

1.6K February is Heart Health Awareness Month and to help inspire us all to listen to our hearts – metaphorically and physically – Google hosted a wellness salon showcasing all the top tools and features across their portfolio of Pixel products. I’m the perfect demographic for Google because I’m an Android girlie but had not yet gotten to fully immerse myself in the world of Pixel. Let’s just say I’m hooked and rightly so! Each product has a wealth of products with features that help my everyday life from elevating sleep and identifying stress to fitness and health goals. The Pixel 8 phone, Pixel Watch 2, Fitbit Charge 6, and Pixel Tablet were the stars of the Wellness Salon and we got insider knowledge on how it helps with heart, stress and sleep. HEART HEALTH

• Take a Beat
  • Pixel Watch 2 features a brand-new multi-path LED sensor and redesigned ML algorithm that delivers 40% more accurate heart rate during vigorous activities like HIIT, spinning and rowing.
  • Charge 6 has the most accurate heart rate on a tracker yet, with up to 60% more accurate readings during vigorous activities like HIIT, spinning and rowing.
• Upgrade Your Workout
  • Get your most efficient workout yet with Pace Training and Heart Zone Training features on Pixel Watch 2.
  • Wear your Charge 6 to the gym for real-time heart rate streaming on compatible Bluetooth-enabled equipment and fitness apps.
  • Explore the redesigned Fitbit app to find motivating health and fitness content.
• Heart Health at Your Fingertips: Take an AFib assessment on demand with the ECG app on Pixel Watch 2 and Charge 6 and use irregular heart rhythm notifications to look for signs of AFib while you’re still or sleeping

SLEEP

• Grab sight of your night
  • Wear your Charge 6 or Pixel Watch 2 to bed and learn about the quality of your rest with your Sleep Score. You can even turn it into a little competition with yourself or friends.
  • Gather even more insights, like what could be causing disruptions, thanks to the new skin temperature sensor on Pixel Watch 2.
  • In the morning, open the Fitbit app on your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro to see the time you spent in light, deep, and REM stages. You’d be surprised that 8 hours of sleep doesn’t always mean good, quality slumber.
  • Get a deeper monthly analysis from your Sleep Profile with Fitbit Premium.
• Hey, you up?: Dock your Pixel Tablet to unlock Hub Mode, and use it as a smart home controller to create and manage Routines in the Google Home app that make your nighttime routine quick, easy and restful, and your mornings run smoothly.

STRESS

• Detect the signs, New Yorker can feel a lot of stress, so this is extra important!
  • Pinpoint stressful moments with Body Response notifications powered by the new cEDA sensor on Pixel Watch 2, or run a “spot check” of your stress levels with the on-wrist EDA app on Charge 6.
  • Your Stress Management Score in the Fitbit app helps you understand how your heart rate, sleep, and activity levels impact your physiological stress and overall health.
• Time for an intervention
  • Log how you were feeling and manage stress with an on-wrist EDA sensor mindfulness session on Charge 6.
  • Respond to stress with personalized guided breathing and additional mindfulness sessions in Fitbit Premium.
• Reflect on your Routine: Find patterns in your stressors and how you managed them when you review Body Responses, mindfulness activities and Stress Management scores from the week in the Fitbit app.

NEW FROM PIXEL

• Feel minty fresh this new year with Pixel’s new Mint colorway: The newest Pixel 8 and 8 Pro in Mint green is a breath of mintyfresh air. Inspired by the vibrant hue you’d find in nature; the latest colorway is a luminous color that invites the mind into a state of energizing calmness. Available on the Google Store and with Google Fi in the US, Mint is an especially expressive, unique, and flexible phone color.
• Take your temperature with Pixel 8 Pro: With Pixel 8 Pro’s new medical feature in the Thermometer app you can scan your forehead with your phone to get an accurate body temperature measurement for you or a loved one. You can also easily save your results to your Fitbit profile for an even deeper understanding of your health and wellness.
• Search for anything on your phone with a simple gesture: Searching on your Pixel 8 and 8 Pro is getting easier with Circle to Search. Google AI unlocks a new way to search anything on your phone, without needing to switch apps. Just long press the Pixel home button or navigation bar and circle, highlight, scribble or tap what you see to get more information from.

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