In September 2025, I was on a 14 day sick leave, during which I also fell ill with the flu for three days. When I looked at my resting heart rate and screen time during the two week span, I found it interesting and decided to add it into Excel to visualize it in two separate graphs which I’ve since overlayed on top of each other in Photoshop. The most interesting time periods have also been shaded. Both sets of data were taken from the Health app and Screen Time function on my iPhone 15, with the resting heart rate being measured by my Apple Watch Series 5. The data for screen time is presented in minutes, and the data for average resting heart rate is presented in the average bpm given by the health app.

Shared By: Christian Bjørgen
Source: The data is my own, collected from my iPhone.
Image Alt Text: A digital graph showing the screen time in minutes and average resting heart rate during the month of September 2025 - showcasing the results before, during and after sick leave and influenza. The graphs are overlayed and illustrated using different colours.