Chapter 20

Getting in Step with Health

Get ready to …

arrow Get an Overview of the Health App

arrow Use Medical ID359

arrow Discover How to Input Data360

arrow Import and Export Data

arrow Explore Apps Health Can Work With

arrow Understand How Equipment Connects with Health

arrow Set Up the Dashboard

Health is a brand-new app that arrives with iOS 8. Essentially, Health is an aggregator for health and fitness data. You can input information about your height, weight, medications, nutrition, sleep quality, and more. You can then view that data in the Dashboard view.

In this chapter, I provide an overview of the Health app and how to get information into and out of it. I also give you a glimpse at some of the possible apps and health equipment that are slated to interact with Health to make it even more useful in months and ...

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