Apple's smartwatch has a multitude of tools to encourage users to lead healthy lives. You may have already received a reminder to do a deep breathing exercise. Although very useful, these notifications can quickly become annoying. For users who feel harassed, here is the method to turn off Apple Watch breathing reminders..
Completely block automatic breathing reminders
The Breathe app appeared when WhatsOS 3 was launched. As the name suggests, this tool was designed to help owners of Apple Watch breathe. Obviously, say like that, it may seem a little ridiculous.
You will certainly point out to me that everyone knows how to breathe in and out of the air and that you don't need an app to remind you of it. And you will be absolutely right. But to be completely precise, it is a question here of awakening the owners of smartphone on the benefits of deep breathing..
It is not always known but these breathing exercises offer many benefits. They allow for example to reduce stress and relieve psychological discomfort. However, it is never pleasant to receive a message during a work meeting or during a big day of work to remind you to take care of your health.
Configure Breathing app notifications
Breathing app notifications can quickly become annoying. If you are the proud owner of an Apple Watch, here is the procedure to follow which will allow you to stop your ordeal without having to uninstall an application..
- Launch the Watch app on your iPhone
- Click on the My watch tab at the bottom of the screen
- Lower the window and select the Breathe option
- Go to the Reminders section
- Select the Notifications off option to completely turn off reminders
The Watch app also gives you the ability to set the frequency of breathing reminders based on how you use your watch. By default the system offers you to receive two reminders per day but you can vary the number of daily notifications from 1 to 10.
Note that by selecting the None option, you will deactivate the daily reminders but you will continue to receive the notification presenting the weekly summary of your activity. The latter traces the frequency with which you used the Breathe application during the week.
Once the configuration is complete, don't forget to close the application so that the changes are automatically transmitted to your Apple Watch. Now the Breathe application will no longer call you to order if you forget to do your exercises.
How to use the Breathe app
When we say take care of our body we immediately think of sport, running and everything that can be so related: sweating, efforts, suffering, body aches. You quickly forget the importance of breathing. The quality of our oxygenation plays an important role in our well-being and health.
The Breathe application offers several exercises to learn how to better control your breathing and reduce your anxiety state. These few gestures practiced regularly will allow you to live better and in good health.
- Open the Apple Breathe app
- Rotate the digital crown to configure the duration of the breathing exercise (between 1 and 5 minutes)
- Press the start button to start the session
- The application will tell you what to do. It will remind you in particular of the importance of not moving during exercise
- Inhale slowly when the graph gets bigger (the watch then emits a vibration)
- Exhale the air from your lungs when the drawing decreases in size (the vibrations stop)
- Repeat this breathing movement throughout the session
Change respiratory rate
If the exercise seems too difficult, you can change the duration of each breath. It is important to adapt it to your needs. To get the most benefit from it, it is important to perform these breaths as regularly as possible.
- Launch the Apple Watch app on your smartphone
- Select the My Watch tab
- Click on the Breath section then on Respiratory rate or Breathing
- Choose the number of breaths per minute suited to your body
The respiratory rate varies according to age and morphology. Adults breathe in and out between 12 and 20 times a minute. This figure is higher in children and babies. Note that the respiratory rate slows down during sleep.
Belly breathing or chest breathing
Few people give the breath the importance it deserves. And yet this natural reflex is vital. A few breathing exercises can completely change your daily life and make you forget the problems of everyday life.
Indeed studies have shown that our breathing varies according to our thoughts. The nose and respiratory tract breathe completely different air when you are upset or soothed. Thus, the simple fact of modifying the way of breathing brings a feeling of calm and serenity.
Many forget it but we do not only breathe with our nostrils but also with our belly. Ventral breathing is slow, deep breathing. It was the one we had when we were children.
Over the years, we have tended to replace it with chest breathing. The latter only works the upper part of the body (thorax) and neglects the abdomen. Result the diaphragm contracts less (massaging effect on the organs).
This disrupts digestion, venous return but also the lymphatic circulation responsible for water retention. The evacuation of toxins accumulated in the body cannot be done properly. As you can see, chest breathing can have many harmful effects on both physical and mental health.
This is the reason why it is therefore necessary to relearn how to breathe. This will make you feel better. The benefits of belly breathing are indeed very numerous.
- It regulates the heart rate
- Promotes the evacuation of toxins
- Increases oxygen supply to cells
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Improves digestion
- Increases the level of endorphin in the blood (feeling of well-being and serenity)
Nothing is easier than practicing ventral breathing. It is a habit to relearn. Here is an exercise to do in the office or at home to re-oxygenate your body and brain. This will not take you more than 5 minutes a day.
- Sit comfortably in your chair
- The feet must be placed on the ground
- Cross your fingers on your belly
- Relax your shoulders
- Be as relaxed as possible in order to feel the comings and goings of inspiration and expiration
- Bring air in through your nose by swelling your belly. This must be done naturally without any muscle contraction. Use the Breathing app on your Apple Watch
- Expel air through the mouth by deflating your belly