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"It serves as a running partner that prevents over-pacing with real-time voice guidance." (Coach Kwon Eunju, former national marathon runner)

Joonil Choi, Executive Director of the Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics MX Division (left), and Eunju Kwon, former national marathon team coach, are engaging in a Q&A session at the 'Galaxy Watch and Samsung Health Utilization for Running' media briefing held on the 14th at Taepyeongro Building, Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kyungjo Noh

The era of 10 million runners has arrived. Amid growing interest in running, Samsung Electronics is introducing a smart, integrated running experience based on Samsung Health and Galaxy Watch.

According to Samsung Electronics on May 14, Samsung Health has been offering a personalized "Running Coach" service since last year. This feature suggests an optimal pace tailored to an individual's fitness level, helping users improve their running ability safely and systematically.

Users can assess their endurance and pace with a 12-minute running test, and determine their current fitness ability with a running level automatically assigned from 1 to 10. After the assessment, users receive training recommendations matched to their level from over 160 specialized programs, ranging from basic fitness improvement to high-intensity training. Upon completing a session, users are provided with guidance on recovery status, helping them develop sustainable exercise habits without injuries.

Coach Kwon, who participated in the development of the Running Coach program, said, "By analyzing sleep stages or blood oxygen saturation, we can objectively assess the fatigue from the previous day's training, which helps prevent injuries or stress fractures caused by excessive running." She added, "Samsung Health provides an integrated health solution that not only teaches you how to run well, but also how to rest well, which is just as important."

Samsung Health is a comprehensive health platform that records and tracks daily health data such as diet, exercise, sleep, and medication. It is integrated with Samsung Electronics wearables for comprehensive measurement and analysis of sleep and exercise data. Launched as S Health in 2012, it has evolved over 14 years into the optimal running partner.

Initially focused on basic tracking and GPS route recording, S Health was combined with Galaxy Watch in 2018 to offer real-time pace guidance, strengthening its wearable tracking capabilities. In 2020, it became the world's first to introduce six types of running form analysis, and the following year, it was equipped with a bioactive sensor capable of accurately capturing heart rate signals even during intense movements. This enabled integrated measurement of blood pressure, ECG, and blood oxygen saturation.

Samsung Health analyzes users' cardiopulmonary function to reduce injury risk and helps maintain the optimal exercise intensity for each purpose with a personalized heart rate zone feature. Dual-band GPS enables precise tracking of runners' locations even in complex urban environments, providing seamless running data for users.

Running metrics at a professional level are intuitive enough for regular runners to utilize. For example, "Detailed Running Analysis"—used by elite athletes such as Jacob Kiplimo, who finished third in the 2026 London Marathon—precisely measures six core aspects: left-right asymmetry, ground contact time, flight time, regularity, vertical oscillation, and stiffness, all of which are crucial to running quality.

Through this, users can check for imbalances in body alignment to prevent injuries and measure ground contact and flight time ratios to find the most efficient running rhythm, according to Samsung Electronics. Additionally, by monitoring body movement and elasticity while running, users can minimize energy waste and maximize performance.

In addition, Samsung Health monitors internal body changes with features such as "VO2 max"—which assesses cardiopulmonary fitness with a 10-minute run—and "sweat loss," which analyzes changes in body composition to help prevent performance decline due to dehydration.

Choi Junil, Executive Vice President of the Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics MX Division, said, "Samsung Health is a service that has grown together with global users over the past 14 years," adding, "We will continue to be a reliable health partner so that runners are not bound by records alone but can find a healthy balance in life."

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