Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi there,
I heard that getting a smart watch can be useful for measuring and regulating anxiety levels. Can anyone recommend a good watch for this?
I'd like it to read my heart rate and be able to alert me when it thinks I am getting stressed so I can take action before it gets too bad. It would also be really helpful to be able to see a graph of my heart rate over the day so I can look back and see what my stress triggers were and what helped to reduce my stress. I often find watches irritating to wear so it would have to be super comfortable. I think the Garmin watches are supposed to be comfortable and do the above accurately, but they come in at quite a hefty price. I'm not interested in having GPS and advanced functions to do with fitness training, so I wonder if anyone can recommend a good stress-tracking watch that doesn't involve paying for all these extra functions?
Thanks in advance
Claire
I've had a few different ones apple and Samsung but I found they were uncomfortable to wear, battery life wasn't amazing and when I was anxious the watch reminded me which in turn actually made me much more anxious. It might work for you but for me it wasn't helpful.
This is a good point, I hadn't thought about it maybe making me MORE anxious. It would be a shame to spend loads on a smart watch if this turned out to be the case. I have taken Iain's advice above and bought a relatively cheap chest monitor to see if it's helpful. Thanks!