Engineered with Google smarts and the health watch expertise of Fitbit, the Pixel Watch 2 helps you keep tabs on your fitness and health goals.¹ Its new heart-rate sensor delivers up to 40% more accurate heart rate tracking during vigorous activities like HIIT, and a new sensor (cEDA) tracks potential signs of stress.³ The battery lasts a full 24 hours with always-on display.² And since the Pixel Watch 2 pairs with Android devices as well as Pixel phones, you can use it as a health monitoring watch to gain insights right away, regardless of what Android phone you use.¹ 

Knowledge is power when it comes to making changes, whether you want to increase the intensity of your workout, reduce stress, or improve your sleep. 

Here are three ways the Pixel Watch 2 can help you reach your health and fitness goals.

Many people need a nudge to change a sedentary lifestyle, especially given the number of jobs that require long hours of desk time. If you find yourself sitting too much at work or at home, you can use the Pixel Watch 2 as a fitness tracker with movement reminders to stand up and walk about. With WearOS, the Pixel Watch 2 will not only track your steps as you take them, but also remind you when it’s time to start walking.

Just five minutes of light walking every half-hour can counteract the negative impact of too much sitting, according to a recent study published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. The Pixel Watch 2 can help you remember to stand up and stretch your legs, or hit the trails, tennis court, or pool for a more invigorating workout.

If you want to move more but aren’t sure what kind of exercise you might like, get ideas from dozens of video and audio workouts on the Fitbit app (included with the Pixel Watch 2), such as circuit training, aerobics, and kickboxing.¹

Even if you get enough Z’s most nights, use the Pixel Watch 2 as a sleep monitoring watch to give you a better look at the quality of those hours in bed. Learn more about your sleep each morning when you wake up and check your Sleep Profile to see trends in the Fitbit app.⁵ Sensors in the smart health watch will monitor your heart rate, movement, and more to determine how long you spent in each of the essential stages of sleep and how many times you woke up. Use this knowledge to build healthy habits and get the best rest.

Stress is an enemy of sleep because it puts your body in “fight or flight” mode – which also can make for some pretty unpleasant daytime hours. The Pixel Watch 2 can act as a stress monitoring watch, detecting when you’re starting to show physical signs of stress by tracking sudden changes in your heart rate, skin temperature, and even changes in your electrodermal activity.⁴ As it records those changes, it will prompt you to stop and take stock of your mood. Then it will encourage you to take action to help manage it, like trying a guided breathing exercise or getting up and moving toward one of your fitness goals. 

The Pixel Watch 2 paired with your Pixel or Android phone can help make achieving your health and fitness goals a bit less daunting, regardless of what those goals are.