Aiming to put more emphasis on enhanced health tracking, Apple has introduced two significant features in iOS 15. In addition to a number of new changes, including Health Sharing, there’s a new feature called Walking Steadiness. Walking Steadiness is designed to track your fall risk so that you can keep fatal falls at bay. So, if you’re interested in using Walking Steadiness on your iPhone, here is how to set up walking steadiness notifications, and keep a track of your fall risk.
To get going, let’s first have a broad understanding of Walking Steadiness and why it could prove to be a well-timed shot in your arm against fall risk.
What is Walking Steadiness in iOS 15?How Does iPhone Calculate Your Walking Steadiness?
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What are Walking Steadiness Levels?
What is Walking Steadiness in iOS 15?
Simply put, Walking Steadiness is an estimate of your stability while walking. Walking Steadiness is inversely proportional to the fall risk; if it goes down, the risk increases. While it’s not a foolproof indication of how likely you can fall at any given moment, it does provide a better insight into the fall risk in the next 12 months. Though your Apple Watch can already do fall detection, walking steadiness is more of a preventative measure in the same vein.
How Does iPhone Calculate Your Walking Steadiness?
iPhone uses crucial health and fitness data including your step length, double support time, walking speed, and walking asymmetry data to calculate your walking steadiness. For the seamless tracking of the Walking Steadiness, an iPhone is equipped to automatically record your walking steadiness when you carry it in a pocket or holder.
For a better understanding, Apple has classified Walking Steadiness into three levels — OK, Low, and Very Low.
If you’re wondering how to improve walking steadiness, exercises can help to boost strength and improve balance. Climbing chairs, cycling, dancing, working with resistance bands, push-ups, sit-ups, and squats can go a long way in improving strength and flexibility.
Set Up Walking Steadiness in iOS 15 on iPhone
- Open the Health app on your iPhone. Then, tap the Browse tab at the bottom and select the Mobility option.
Now, scroll down to find the Walking Steadiness option. Then, tap “Set Up.”
On the Walking Notifications screen, tap Next.
Confirm your details. The Health app needs information like your sex, date of birth, weight, and height to estimate your walking steadiness levels. You can enter the details by tapping each section. Once done, tap “Next” to continue.
The app will display some information regarding walking steadiness levels. Tap Next to proceed.
Next up, tap “Turn On” to receive walking steadiness notifications.
Finally, you will get the confirmation that walking steadiness notifications are now turned on. Just tap on “Done,” and that’s it.
Check Walking Stability on iPhone
Once you have set up the Walking Steadiness feature on your phone, you can keep a track of it, much like how you can track your steps, sleep, and more. Here’s what needs to be done:
Now, head to the Mobility section and tap on ‘Walking Steadiness’
Here, you will be able to see your Walking Steadiness data.
In case you wish to avoid these steps and view the data directly from the main page of the app, you can just add it to your favorites. Here’s how:
To reiterate, you will even receive a notification if your walking steadiness level changes drastically.
There you go! This is how you can set up and use the all-new Walking Steadiness feature on your iPhone running iOS 15. As a health-conscious person, I’m really glad to see this notable health feature. And I’m sure most health and fitness-loving folks would appreciate it as well.
