I wore an Oura ring & a Whoop band on the same hand/wrist for ~12 months.
Here's everything I found... ๐งต
TLDR:
- Whoop isn't accurate enough to be useful. I took it off.
- Oura is better. I'm still wearing it.
- Beware readiness/recovery scores - raw data are more insightful.
Unusual HRV trends require a deeper look for meaningful interpretation. But when the data are from a tool yet to be rigorously validated, how can we rule out the possibility that it's just bad data? Validity first. Fancy graphs, algorithms, and sponsorships, second.
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