I tried Apple’s new at-home wellness assessment in iOS 27 — and gained valuable insights into my flexibility and balance
I tried both the balance and flexibility tests, which take about five to seven minutes each, and gained some valuable, surprising insights into my physical health. However, no video is actually being recorded during the assessment, and all the AI processing occurs on-device. You may like Apple's revamped Health app is live with iOS 27.2 public beta — here's all the new features I use readiness on my Garmin watch every day — here’s why I'm excited about it coming to the Apple Watch Can you stand on one leg for 30 seconds?
- ▪I tried both the balance and flexibility tests, which take about five to seven minutes each, and gained some valuable, surprising insights into my physical health.
- ▪However, no video is actually being recorded during the assessment, and all the AI processing occurs on-device.
- ▪You may like Apple's revamped Health app is live with iOS 27.2 public beta — here's all the new features I use readiness on my Garmin watch every day — here’s why I'm excited about it coming to the Apple Watch Can you stand on one leg for 3
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Wellness Smartwatches I tried Apple’s new at-home wellness assessment in iOS 27 — and gained valuable insights into my flexibility and balance Features By Dan Bracaglia Published 24 September 2026 Test your strength, flexibility, balance, and more from the comfort of your home When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Dan Bracaglia/Tom's Guide) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Apple is slowly rolling out a revamped Health app for iPhone and Apple Watch, and you can try it now by downloading the iOS 27.2 public beta; you’ll also need to run watchOS 27 on your Apple Watch.One of the…
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