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Just watched, he wore it both on wrist and on his bicep (with an old whoop strap). For the wrist the heart rate in various exercises was good to very good (correlation above 0.9 in all cases with reference device). On the bicep it was the best or among the best he's ever tested (0.97-1.0 correlation

I use a whoop band with an arm strap :) - my gym allows it, and putting it up on my bicep doesn’t really disturb me or my training partner

https://www.reddit.com/r/ouraring/comments/1n38dbc/oura_partnered_with_tech_surveillance_company/ If i was you, I would read this reddit post before buying an oura ring. Maybe a whoop band is a good option (if you can afford oura, you can afford whoop), since you can wear it on different body parts, not

Yes yes yes a 1000 times yes. I used to work out from 2000-2130 with the last 45 mins being cardio. I too used to "sleep" normally or so I thought. But since I got a whoop band I realised that my quality of sleep is piss poor. While my H/R goes down to normal from HIIT in 15 mins resting HR at night

Get a whoop strap and let it show you how much shittier everything is on the days you drink.

2 year whoop user converted to Helio. Whoop is very useful in the beginning for people who are new to trackers and need help making lifestyle changes but once I understood how to manage my HRV, RHR and sleep cycles I felt like I was paying for a load of stuff I didn't need. Hello covers all that I w

FWIW: I wear a Whoop (optical HR monitor) on my upper arm 24/7. I barely notice it. For 98% of my rides, I just use the data from the whoop strap instead of my garmin chest strap. I have compared the 2 of them multiple times by double recording and the whoop is usually 99% in-line with the garmin. A

I'm pleasantly surprised at how similar both were.

The manhattan chart of heart rate is very similar, particularly the peaks and lows.

The heart rate zones use different metrics, but allowing for that (i.e. zone 3 for Garmin is a mix of Zone 1 and 2 for Whoop) they seem to correlate quite well.

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For a scientist who's into fitness, a few ideas that might land well: Strava subscription ($80/year) - great for tracking walks/jogs and joining challenges. Adds a social/gamification element to his exercise routine. Nebula + CuriosityStream bundle ($70/year) - way better than just CuriosityStream

I started wearing a whoop band and my recovery score has helped me predict when I am going to have a bad day so I can plan for extra rest, low impact activities, etc.