Apple’s revamped Health app will calculate your ‘health age’ and readiness score

Alongside the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple on Wednesday introduced a redesigned Apple Health app that takes advantage of Apple Intelligence to make better sense of your health data. The changes deliver a new Insights tab that includes a summary of the most timely information, plus…

Alongside the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple on Wednesday introduced a redesigned Apple Health app that takes advantage of Apple Intelligence to make better sense of your health data. The changes deliver a new Insights tab that includes a summary of the most timely information, plus personalized guidance, assessments, a new “readiness” score, and a computation of your “Health Age.” The latter is a way to understand how your various health metrics compare with your actual age and uses data like your VO2 max, sleep, and more, including biomarkers from your blood. Image Credits:Apple The additions also include a new Longevity tab, which uses metrics from your Apple Watch and iPhone to assess your health across sleep, movement, heart health, and other factors. Your lab results can be incorporated into this guidance, and Apple announced a team-up with Quest for a 50-biomarker panel for $119, giving users quick access to data that can only come from lab tests. Image Credits:Apple With Apple Intelligence, Apple’s Health app has been improved to make sense of other health data, too, which comes into play in features like the readiness score and the Insights tab. For instance, the app could suggest that a user incorporate more intervals into their morning run to improve their cardio health. The app will also go deeper in areas like fitness and heart health as well, Apple said. The Health app also allows users to take in-depth assessments of how well their bodies are moving, which can help people who are older or recovering from an injury. A trainer can even demonstrate certain moves for you to try as you take the assessment, which Apple claims is like having a coach right there with you. The updated Health app rolls out later this year, starting in U.S. English. Topics AI, Apple, Apple Health, Apps, Gadgets When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Sarah Perez Consumer News Editor Sarah has worked as a reporter for TechCrunch since August 2011. She joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to her work as a reporter, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. You can contact or verify outreach from Sarah by emailing sarahp@techcrunch.com or via encrypted message at sarahperez.01 on Signal. View Bio October 13 – 15 San Francisco Don’t miss out. The startup community will gather to answer a pivotal question: How do you build sustainably in the AI era? REGISTER NOW Most Popular OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician Russell Brandom A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride Connie Loizos TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag Kirsten Korosec Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning Anthony Ha Feds launch investigation into Tesla’s Cybercab deployment Sean O'Kane Kirsten Korosec Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets Kirsten Korosec OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model Lucas Ropek

Source: TechCrunch — Published September 9, 2026 at 18:16 UTC — Category: Business