Health Metrics Glossary.

Your total step count for the day, recorded by your phone or wearable.

How long you slept and your sleep stages — light, deep, and REM — from the night before.

Your heart rate readings taken throughout the day by your phone or wearable.

How much time varies between your heartbeats. Higher HRV generally means better recovery and lower stress.

How far you walked or ran during the day, measured by your phone or wearable.

Calories you burned through movement and exercise, not counting your resting metabolism.

Total calories your body burned in a day — including your resting metabolism plus all movement.

Your body weight as recorded by a connected scale or app in Health Connect.

Your height as stored in Google Health Connect, usually set once in a connected app.

Your systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings, logged from a connected blood pressure monitor.

Your blood sugar level readings, logged from a connected glucose meter or CGM app.

The percentage of oxygen in your blood, measured by your wearable or a connected pulse oximeter.

Your body temperature readings, logged from a connected thermometer or wearable.

How many breaths you take per minute, usually measured by your wearable during sleep.

Your heart rate when fully at rest, typically measured overnight or first thing in the morning by your wearable.

Logged workouts with type (run, cycle, swim, etc.), duration, distance, and calories burned.

How much water you drank during the day, logged in a connected hydration tracking app.

Calories and macronutrients — protein, carbs, and fat — from your food log in a connected app.

How many calories your body burns just to keep you alive each day — breathing, circulation, and all the basics.

Your body fat percentage, measured by a connected smart scale or body composition device.

Your total weight minus fat — this includes muscle, bone, water, and organs.

How much oxygen your body can use during hard exercise. It is one of the best measures of cardiovascular fitness.

An estimate of your bone density in kilograms, measured by a compatible smart scale.