iOS 13What the trends mean
What do those up or down arrows mean, exactly? Your
iPhone analyses the past 90 days of a given activity
and compares it to the entire past year. If the most
recent 90 days averages more than the average of the
past year, the arrow points up. If it’s less, the arrow
points down. In other words, if you walked an average
of 2.6 miles per day over the past year, but you walked
an average of 2.8 miles per day in the past three
months, the arrow points up.
This is important. It means that a single day spent
cooped up on an airplane won’t ruin your trends,
and the one run you went on last week isn’t going to
turns them around. Improving your health is all about
making consistent, long-term, sustainable progress,
and Trends’ 90-day versus 365-day comparison is a
good way to measure that.
Apple divides the Trends tab into three sections.
Keep it Going shows the activities in which you’re
improving. Worth a Look shows activities that
have trended downward with brief tips to help
turn them around. The Needs More Data category
shows activities for which your Apple Watch has not
collected enough information yet.
Tap on any one activity to see a detailed chart of the
past year, with the past 90 days highlighted. You’ll also
see a comparison between your 90-day average and
your yearly average for each day of the week. Maybe
you’re just slacking off on Mondays, right?iOS 13What the trends mean
Whatdothoseupordownarrowsmean,exactly?Your
iPhoneanalysesthepast 90 daysofagivenactivity
and comparesittotheentirepastyear.Ifthemost
recent 90 daysaveragesmorethantheaverageofthe
pastyear,thearrowpointsup.Ifit’sless,thearrow
pointsdown.Inotherwords,ifyouwalkedanaverage
of2.6milesperdayoverthepastyear,butyouwalked
anaverageof2.8milesperdayinthepastthree
months,thearrowpointsup.
Thisisimportant.Itmeansthatasingledayspent
cooped up on an airplane won’t ruin your trends,
andtheonerunyouwentonlastweekisn’tgoingto
turnsthemaround.Improvingyourhealthisallabout
makingconsistent,long-term,sustainableprogress,
and Trends’90-dayversus365-daycomparisonisa
goodwaytomeasurethat.
AppledividestheTrendstabintothreesections.
Keep it Goingshowstheactivitiesinwhichyou’re
improving.WorthaLookshowsactivitiesthat
havetrendeddownwardwithbrieftipstohelp
turnthemaround.TheNeedsMoreDatacategory
showsactivitiesforwhichyourAppleWatchhasnot
collectedenoughinformationyet.
Taponanyoneactivitytoseeadetailedchartofthe
pastyear,withthepast 90 dayshighlighted.You’llalso
seea comparisonbetweenyour90-dayaverageand
youryearlyaverageforeachdayoftheweek.Maybe
you’rejustslackingoffonMondays,right?