What Health Sync does
Your weight matters for every lineup. Instead of typing it in again after every weigh-in, DragonBoat Hub can take it from Apple Health (iPhone) or Google Health Connect (Android) and keep your paddler profile up to date.
It reads only three things: weight, date of birth and biological sex. Nothing else from your health data is read.
Switch it on
- Go to Profile and tap Connect Health Data.
- Read through the three short screens and tap Enable Health Sync.
- Allow access to weight, date of birth and sex in the system dialog.
You need a paddler profile in your club for this. Once it's on, the card on your profile says Health Sync Enabled with the time of the last sync.
When and how it syncs
Health Sync runs each time you open the app, right after you switch it on, and whenever you tap Sync Now in the Health Sync settings (tap the card on your profile).
| Field | What happens |
|---|---|
| Weight | Your latest weight (from the last 90 days) replaces the one in your profile, including a value your coach entered. |
| Birthday | Only filled in if your profile has none. An existing birthday is never overwritten. |
| Gender | Taken over when your health app has male or female set. |
Coaches: if a paddler has Health Sync on, changing their weight by hand doesn't stick. The next sync brings back the value from their health app.
You can switch Health Sync off at any time in the same settings.
Workouts in Apple Health
Workouts recorded on the Apple Watch are saved in Apple Health as paddling workouts, with route, heart rate and energy. Their card in DragonBoat Hub shows Synced to Health. Workouts recorded only on the phone are not written to Apple Health. Use Export (GPX or TCX) to move those to other apps (see Workout analytics).
Platforms
- iPhone: Apple Health.
- Android: Google Health Connect. Only your weight is read there; date of birth and sex are only available on iPhone.
- Web: not available.