Get started with Google Health on Google Pixel Watch

Getting started with Google Pixel Watch

Learn about the Google Health experience on Google Pixel Watch. For more information about your watch, go to Google Pixel Watch Help Center.

Set up Pixel Watch

You can follow the steps below to properly set up your Google Pixel Watch:

Turn on and charge your device. To set up your Google Pixel Watch, first connect it to the charging cable. For more information, go to Charge Google Pixel Watch and tips to improve battery life.
Connect your device. On your Android phone, download the Google Pixel Watch app . Then, log in to your Google account and connect your watch. Learn how to set up Google Pixel Watch.
Connect to Google Health. Connect Google Pixel Watch to the Google Health app on your phone.
- If you don’t have a Google Health profile yet:
  1. On your Android phone, download the Google Health app .
  2. Open the app, then tap Sign in with your Google Account.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google Health profile and connect your watch.
- If you already have a Google Health profile:
  1. On your Android phone, open the Google Health app .
  2. Tap Sign in with Google. If you wish to move your Fitbit account to your Google Account, follow the on-screen instructions. For more information, refer to How to move your Fitbit Account to a Google Account.
  3. At the top left, tap Connections your device.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to connect your watch to your account. For more information, go to How do I set up my Fitbit device?
Check out the Google Health app. Check your complete health and fitness data in the Google Health app. Google Pixel Watch automatically syncs with the Google Health app on your phone. For more information, go to How do Fitbit devices sync their data?

If your Google Health app won’t sync, go to Why won't my Fitbit device sync?
Upgrade to Google Health Premium. Google Pixel Watch includes a 6-month Google Health Premium membership for eligible customers in certain countries.¹
Explore your new watch. After setup, learn how to customize your clock face, make contactless payments, activate Google Assistant, play music, and more. For more information, go to the Google Pixel Watch Help Center.

Check your daily stats with Pixel Watch

Check your key stats at a glance

Swipe through the main goal, daily heart rate, and sleep tiles on your watch to check your stats. For more information, refer to Change the watch face, background, and other settings on Pixel Watch.

Review your Google Health activity data

Press the crown, then find and tap the Google Health app to open it. Swipe up to check your daily stats. Tap a stat for more details.

Basic metrics

Basic metrics	Description
Steps	Steps taken today and progress toward your daily goal.
Floors	Floors climbed today and progress toward your daily goal.
Distance	The total distance covered, measured in miles or kilometers.
Energy burned	Fitbit devices combine your basal metabolic rate (BMR) and your activity data to estimate your calories burned. BMR is the rate at which you burn calories at rest to maintain vital body functions, which include breathing, blood circulation, and heartbeat. If your device tracks heart rate, your heart-rate data is also included, especially to estimate calories burned during exercise. The number you encounter on your Fitbit device is your total calories burned for the day.
Heart rate	This reflects how hard your heart is working. It's displayed in beats per minute (bpm). It also includes your current heart rate zone.
Resting heart rate	Your resting heart rate. For more information, refer to Track your heart rate with your Fitbit device.
Sleep	Sleep duration, sleep stages, and sleep score. For more information, refer to Track sleep with Google Health or Learn about Google Health sleep stages.
Readiness	Your readiness score is a snapshot of your body's recovery status, which helps you understand how recovered you are from exercise, illness, and stress. It combines insights from your heart rate variability (HRV), resting heart rate (RHR), and sleep to guide your training decisions. Refer to Understanding your readiness score in the Google Health app.
Cardio load	Cardio load is a personalized metric that measures the overall exertion on your cardiovascular system from your daily activity. It is calculated using your heart rate, age, resting heart rate, and sex to help you understand how hard your heart is working. Refer to What are cardio load and target load?
Target load	Target load represents the daily cardio load target you should aim for. This is based on your readiness score and recent load to avoid under or over training. Refer to What are cardio load and target load?
Active Zone Minutes (AZM)	Check how many Active Zone Minutes you’ve earned today. For more information, refer to Learn about Active Zone Minutes or active minutes on your Fitbit device.
Exercise	Number of days you met your exercise goal this week.
Hourly activity	The number of hours today you met your hourly activity goal. For more information, refer to What are the reminders on my Fitbit device.
Blood oxygen	This metric estimates the average amount of oxygen in your blood during your last sleep session.. For more information, refer to How do I track blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) with my Fitbit device?
Skin temperature variation	This metric is the variation in your skin temperature taken from your wrist while you sleep. For more information refer to How can Fitbit help me track my temperature?
Body responses	Your watch uses electrodermal activity (EDA) to detect periods of stress or excitement. This tile shows the total amount of time your watch detected body responses today. For more information refer to Manage stress & mindfulness in Google Health.
Mindfulness	Check your progress toward your mindfulness goal for the week. For more information refer to Manage stress & mindfulness in Google Health.

To learn more about these stats, refer to What activities do my Fitbit device and Google Pixel Watch track.

Track trends with Pixel Watch

Your Pixel Watch can track a number of different trends for you.

Know your body better with health metrics

In certain regions, you can track health metrics like breathing rate, heart-rate variability, and resting heart rate in the Google Health app. This helps you identify changes in your well-being, such as increased stress, fatigue, or potential signs of illness.

For more information, refer to Track your vitals in the Google Health app.

Tip: Skin temperature tracking is only available on the Pixel Watch 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Estimate your blood oxygen saturation

The Pixel Watch 2, 3, 4, and 5 use sensors to estimate your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep.

For more information, refer to How do I track blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) with my Fitbit device?

Assess for atrial fibrillation

With the Google ECG app, you can assess your heart for atrial fibrillation (AFib), which is a heart rhythm irregularity. Then, you can share the results with your doctor.

For more information, refer to What is the Google ECG app?

Understand your sleep quality

Based on your heart rate, time asleep and restlessness, your nightly sleep score helps you better understand how you slept. For best results, make sure to:

Charge your watch to at least 30%.
Turn on Bedtime mode. To do this, you need to swipe down from the clock face, then tap Bedtime mode .
Tip: Do this before you go to sleep to dim the screen and preserves battery.

For more information, refer to What's the Sleep Score in the Google Health app.

Get heart rate notifications

Your heart rate is a key indicator of health. You can stay informed when the Pixel Watch 2, 3, 4, and 5 detect that your heart rate is unusually high or low.

For more information, refer to Track your heart rate with your Fitbit device.

Manage your stress

Your stress management score in the Google Health app can help you track how your body responds to stress. This is based on your heart rate, sleep, and activity level data.

For more information, refer to Manage stress & mindfulness in Google Health.

Take a breather

Practice guided breathing with the Relax app on the Pixel Watch 2, 3, 4, and 5. Log how you feel afterward to track your stress over time.

For more information, refer to Manage stress & mindfulness in Google Health.

Get moving with Pixel Watch

Target your training intensity

Personalized heart-rate zones help you target the training intensity of your choice. Earn Cardio Load for time spent in the light, moderate (fat burn), vigorous (cardio), or peak heart-rate zones.

For more information, go to What are cardio load and target load?

Receive reminders to move

Important: This notification is turned off by default.

Your Pixel Watch helps you reach an hourly goal of 250 steps. It sends a prompt that alerts you 10 minutes before the hour is over. To turn it on:

Open the Google Health app .
At the top left, tap Connections your device.
Tap Reminders to Move Get Reminders.

For more information, go to What are the reminders on my Fitbit device.

Track your workouts

Use the Exercise app to monitor real-time stats, capture GPS data, and get a workout summary when you’re done. The Pixel Watch has built-in GPS so you can leave your phone behind.

For more information, go to Track workouts with your Fitbit device and Google Pixel Watch and Use GPS on your Fitbit device or Pixel Watch.

The Google Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 include advanced running metrics, such as cadence, ground contact time, ground contact balance, vertical oscillation, stride length, and vertical ratio. For more information, refer to Advanced running and form metrics for Pixel Watch 3, 4 & 5.

You can also use Gemini to help track your workouts. For more information, go to Use Gemini on your Google Pixel Watch.

Monitor common activities

Your Google Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 automatically detect and save common activities without the need to start a workout on your watch. You'll receive a summary of your activity within 30 minutes after you complete it. This summary appears on your watch and phone.

Then, you'll be asked to confirm or edit your activity. This helps Google Health give you better predictions based on activities you do most often.

Tips:

This summary also appears in your Exercise Days tile in the Google Health app.
The notifications are only available if you have your notifications turned on for Google Health.

You can further review your stats and edit your workout in the Google Health app. For more information, go to Track workouts with your Fitbit device and Google Pixel Watch.

Get ready for the day

Your Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 help you optimize your health and well-being. Your watch provides you with a morning summary of your sleep, health metrics, and exercise to help you understand and enhance your body's performance.

For more information, go to What is Morning Brief.

Check your progress and trends

Track your progress and celebrate achievements along your running journey.

For more information, go to How do I track my running goals & records?

Personalize your runs

You can design your runs and adjust warm-ups, cool-downs, and high-intensity intervals to suit your needs. Keep track of your speed and distance to achieve your goals. Or, opt for recommended runs based on your Google Health data with a Google Health Premium subscription.

For more information, go to How can custom run workouts help with my daily fitness.

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