I don’t know if it qualifies as my favorite app of the year, but it’s definitely the 2020 most used app I’ve used this year. Cardiio measures your heart rate and I’m worried to announce that I’ve been using it every day for the last few months – usually several times a day. You may feel, like me, that this has been the kind of year that stirs anxious hearts and even starts a panic attack or three. When my heart feels that it has burst from my chest, I find it useful to do a reality check (well, 78 is bigger than normal, but not “high” in the sense of “let’s go to the emergency room”) while taking a break from whatever is stressing me out.
It’s sad that checking my pulse has become my relaxation technique, but let’s face it – much of this year has been sad. You can upgrade to find out details like “potential life expectancy” based on your average heart rate, but this seems to be simply hubris right now. “Alice Bradley, editor-in-chief.”
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