Technology is created to help improve our lives. It can be as simple as home appliances with advanced features or as complicated as medical prosthetics. 

Technology aims to make our lives easier. 

One type of technology that is meant to make us healthier in our day-to-day life is wearable gadgets.

According to a study by the Center for Creative and Social Technology at the University of London, 71% of Americans believe that wearable gadgets have improved their health. 

But what exactly do wearable gadgets do?

Measuring Your Body Signals

According to CNET, wearables can measure bodily signals that would have once required a trip to the doctor's office. These health gadgets can read your heart rate, temperature, blood oxygen saturation, and heart rate variability. 

Wearables have also gotten good at monitoring your sleeping patterns, including how much time you spend in various slumber stages. 

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The watches and bracelets have several monitoring features that can help you create goals and improve your fitness. You can track your activity levels, sleep cycle, and nutrient intake while checking your progress. 

Wearables also track your calories, steps, and the distance you travel daily. 

Aside from helping you to stay fit, wearable technologies can save your life. Many elderly patients now wear gadgets with GPS location and heart monitors to alert caregivers and family members when something is wrong. 

Working on Mental Wellness

According to Julie Ask from research firm Forrester, wearables are slowly expanding into new areas like mental wellness. The sensors are needed to measure basic metrics like steps and heart rate, so it is easier to shrink them down. 

Wearables like Fitbit Sense 2 are adding new features that measure electrodermal activity or EDA, or changes in the skin's sweat level to check if the person is stressed out. 

Apple Watch is also connecting the dots between your mental and physical health by adding a new tool called Reflect that allows you to reflect on challenges in your life or things you're grateful for.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple wants to focus on mental health and is currently working on a technology that can look for signs of cognitive decline and depression. 

Best Wearables in the Market

Several wearable technologies are available in the market, but not all may have the feature you may be looking for.

One of the most well-known wearable gadgets is Fitbit. The tech company recently released Fitbit Sense 2. It has an EDA sensor that looks for possible signs of stress, and it combines with the optical heart-rate sensor to look for daily moments where possible stressors may happen 

Apple Watch is another wearable gadget that is favored by many, thanks to its Fall Detector that lets the people in your contacts know that you've been unconscious.

Apple Watches also has an ECG monitor that checks your heart health and can detect early signs of a severe heart condition. 

You can get a smart ring if you are not too keen on smartwatches. Happy Ring measures your stress all day and alerts you if you need to take a breather. Thanks to its sophisticated sleep tracker, it also helps you develop a better sleep routine.  

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Written by Sophie Webster