Apple’s new Health Age feature will show how your body compares with your actual age

Apple is adding a new Health Age feature to the Health app that will use Apple Watch data to estimate how a user’s health measurements compare with their chronological age.

Health Age will form part of a new Longevity tab arriving with Apple’s redesigned Health app later this year, giving users a longer-term view of their health rather than focusing only on individual daily measurements.

The feature can take into account Apple Watch metrics including VO2 max, resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability. Users will also be able to add laboratory results such as A1c and LDL to provide additional information for the analysis.

Rather than presenting Health Age in isolation, Apple says users will be able to see which areas are influencing their longer-term health. The Longevity tab covers heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement health, metabolic health, hearing and nutrition.

Data can be drawn from iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods as well as clinical health records and compatible third-party apps and devices, creating a broader picture from information collected over time.

Apple says Health Age is informed by available scientific research and is intended to help users understand whether their health metrics are tracking differently from what might be expected based solely on their actual age.

The feature will sit alongside new Movement Evaluations, which allow users to complete assessments of areas including flexibility, strength and balance at home using an iPhone camera and Apple Watch.

Health Age will require an Apple Watch and will be available through the redesigned Health app on compatible Apple Intelligence-enabled devices. The new Health experience is expected to launch later this year, initially in U.S. English.