Suggest some WWDC sessions to explore HealthKit
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To explore HealthKit, you can check out the following WWDC sessions:
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Get started with HealthKit in visionOS:
- This session covers the capabilities of HealthKit in visionOS, including reading, writing, and observing health data on the new platform. It also discusses best practices for handling guest users and provides examples of crafting spatial health experiences.
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Explore wellbeing APIs in HealthKit:
- This session dives into the mental wellbeing APIs, including the new State of Mind API, which allows apps to read and write mood or emotion data. It also provides insights on how to enhance your app with personalized experiences based on how someone feels.
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- This session highlights the new features in HealthKit for watchOS 11, including the ability to read and write mood or emotion data using the State of Mind API. It also covers enhancements in health and fitness tracking.
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Build custom swimming workouts with WorkoutKit:
- While this session focuses on WorkoutKit, it also touches on new health-related features and enhancements that can be integrated with HealthKit, such as custom swimming workouts and new goal types.
These sessions will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest HealthKit capabilities and how to integrate them into your apps.

Get started with HealthKit in visionOS
Discover how to use HealthKit to create experiences that take full advantage of the spatial canvas. Learn the capabilities of HealthKit on the platform, find out how to bring an existing iPadOS app to visionOS, and explore the special considerations governing HealthKit during a Guest User session. You’ll also learn ways to use SwiftUI, Swift Charts, and Swift concurrency to craft innovative experiences with HealthKit.

Design Live Activities for Apple Watch
Starting in watchOS 11, Live Activities from your iOS app will automatically appear in the Smart Stack on a connected Apple Watch. Learn how to optimize the layout of your Live Activity for the wrist, and provide the right level of information and interactivity at the right time.

What’s new in watchOS 11
Explore new opportunities on Apple Watch, including bringing Double Tap support to your watchOS app, making your Smart Stack widgets even more relevant and interactive, and displaying your iOS Live Activities in the Smart Stack.

Build custom swimming workouts with WorkoutKit
Check out the latest in creating, customizing, and scheduling workouts using WorkoutKit. Sprint through the latest in pace and power alerts and expanded support for distance goals. And keep the momentum going with the benefits of custom step names.

Explore wellbeing APIs in HealthKit
Learn how to incorporate mental health and wellbeing into your app using HealthKit. There are new APIs for State of Mind, as well as for Depression Risk and Anxiety Risk. We’ll dive into principles of emotion science to cover how reflecting on feelings can be beneficial, and how State of Mind can be used to represent different types of mood and emotion.