@valerie_bedrock. Id just mention that from the get go! 1) You mentioned the pulse ox only operates while you sleep. Ive now been wearing WHOOP since January 2019, and the data it has provided has been incredibly insightful. As a result, it doesnt make sense to compare your HRV with someone elses. Late meals decrease the quality of my sleep (they result in less slow-wave and REM sleep). Its hard to believe we have such opposite experiences. Strain Coach is personalized to your baseline, and constantly adjusts to your daily output. What you might not know is how imprecise commercially available estimates of caloric intake and expenditure actually are. :). Over the past few months, that has impacted numerous apps and developers. In a recent update we modified our algorithm to better model the dynamics of the lowest-intensity exercises and to better integrate the active burn and BMR formulas by smoothing the transition between rest and exercise modes. An hour of walking at a moderate pace for me should be around 300-350 cals but my HR rarely goes above 50%, so Whoop basically groups it in 0-49% HR and gives me ridiculously low cals like 70. WHOOP has not conducted a larger study analyzing behaviors logged in the WHOOP Journal, however it is important to understand that your choices are personalized to you. It also tells you how well you recovered overnight, and how hard you can push it that day. As a result, I consider the WHOOP membership model a win-win for both the company and its customers. I, too am an Apple guy and was contemplating the upgrade to the newer version of the watch, hence why I stumbled on your review. We explore the impact it has on WHOOP data. That seems absolutely ludicrous to me. The WHOOP band can store up to three days worth of data before it starts overwriting the oldest entries. The University of Arizona recently published a study on sleep trackers and called WHOOP highly accurate.. Slow wave sleep (SWS, which is also known as deep sleep). And WHOOP near 3500-4000 caloies Im still using WHOOP and so does my wife and we havent had any reliability issues. Additionally, WHOOP uses a classic accelerometer and gyroscope to detect movement. As a result, leaving your WHOOP lying on a table causes the sensor to record a workout and strain that might not reflect your physical activity at the time. Because the wrist band gets all wet and salty and most of all will get stinky if you dont wash them or dry them properly. Additionally, the body also undergoes changes in core temperature (which are often also reflected on the skin) during sleep onset, and as it transitions from one stage of sleep to another (e.g., when transitioning from deep to REM sleep). How does the membership incorporate device upgrades? Check out this article on the very subject I found on the WHOOP blog: https://www.whoop.com/the-locker/the-impact-of-night-call-do-doctors-need-whoop/. This update has no impact on HR below 30% of your HR reserve and minimal impact . What Im trying to say is that you can benefit from the WHOOP Strap even if youre not an athlete! It is a full physiological profile of each day so you can assess your body's needs. Thats helpful for certain types of exercises, like lifting weights, that increase your heart rate only moderately. You might get surprised. I dont because there is no peer-reviewed scientific evidence that I have seen to suggest EMFs are harmful. If anyone could help me out would appreciate it. Those 2000 calories you believe you consumed could easily have been 2400, an error bar approximately the size of a McDonalds Double Cheeseburger. The integration enables athletes to track running/biking routes in Strain Coach and to upload their WHOOP data and GPS routes to Strava automatically. Customizable WHOOP Journal entries would also be a welcome addition because it would enable me to correlate new supplements, medication or lifestyle choices (that arent currently covered) with improvements in sleep quality and recovery. 9. Thanks again for anyone that has insight or similar experiences. You might still see the accumulated strain and maybe calories burned (never tried it) but you definitely wont see any recovery scores or sleep analysis. WHOOP measures blood oxygen saturation (non-continuously) only during sleep. I hate having to wear multiple devices and dont think the Whoop is for long.. the Apple Watch isnt a good sleep tracker for numerous reasons. Being able to understand how your body is doing, how recovered you are, and what lifestyle factors influence your overall performance and recovery is important regardless of your fitness level. That way, you can make instant adjustments to your workout activity, based on your recovery. 2) Pick your moments to drink alcohol. Keeping in mind what we now know about other mechanisms for EMFs that take effect at lower exposure levels (altered glucose metabolism, activation of voltage-gated calcium channels, altered melatonin activity, impaired mitochondrial function, red blood cell aggregation called Rouleaux formation, sympathetic-dominant changes in autonomic nervous system activity, and more), thats a recipe for harm. For more information, check out my YouTube video about the 10 hacks Ive implemented to increase my HRV. Calorie estimates on menus were shown to be one of the worst offenders of caloric inaccuracy, as changes in ingredient availability and cooking style lead to inconsistency in the preparation of even common dishes. This will also be where your journal entries will populate to give you averages over the last 90 days. So instead of trying to compare the WHOOP Strap to a particular Fitbit model, I decided to compare the underlying technologies. I still use Biostrap for sleep and Oura 24/7 although I am suspicious of the sleep data as it shows 5-30 minutes per night of deep sleep every night. I have used Whoop for a couple of years and have benchmarked it with chest straps and/or Apple Watch for Crossfit, running, and cycling and the Polar OH1 HRM against the temple and on the goggle strap for swimming. My cardiologist believes it was the perfect stormBang Energy Drink, hot Crossfit session, 40 mins in sauna at 190 F. AFIB began in the sauna. Once reconnected, the app will fetch the missing data from the strap and sync it to the cloud. Id say with a biceps band, like the one I started using two weeks ago, you should be perfectly fine. Also, do you know how Whoop performs for people with unusual heart rhythms? But based on your example given, I can tell you that all wrist-worn devices have problems detecting rapid changes in HR (in comparison to chest straps). Wut. I don't rely on it to know my caloric output at all. I usually plan my workouts based on how I feel on a given day. I just heard from WHOOP that they can enable a special algorithm for you to work around your condition. Also concerned about sleeping with RF next to my skin. Additionally, if you menstruate, being aware of sudden increases in skin temperature can give you a heads up as to when your period is about to start. In my case, thats 5:30 a.m. From there, Sleep Coach tells you when you should go to bed and how many hours of sleep youll need. Compared to the previous generation device, the new WHOOP 4.0 takes up less room on your wrist (something everyone with smaller wrists ought to appreciate). Not all of them use the same technology to track activity and sleep, and its difficult to compare apples to oranges. 26: Understanding Strain. You can use the carrying case to securely store the battery pack and charging cable, thus reducing the risk of losing either one. Strain starts to build when you go to sleep and each successive score requires more effort to achieve. On the bottom of the screen inside the WHOOP app, you can see a couple of icons that represent shortcuts to commonly used functions. How did you manage yourself around These Problems? As a result, skin temperature fluctuates during the day, while your core temperature remains stable at around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (or 37 Celsius). Every morning, I get a detailed report telling me how much time I spent in bed, how long it took me to fall asleep, how long I spent in each stage of sleep, and how many times my sleep was disturbed. While I dont care about that (I just rinse my bands whenever I take a shower), it could be an issue for those who work in the medical field, where contamination with germs can be a problem. Hi Michael, First, thanks for the accurate review and comparisons, truly appreciated! Thank you for this very detailed and comprehensive review. I recommend studying undergraduate level exercise physiology to grasp a bit how complicated and fine machines we are. If the strap is too loose or too tight, the sensors will either receive a lot of noise or no signal at all.WHOOP recommends positioning the strap on your dominant hand, about one inch from your wrist bone. I do BodyPump one day a week but then do a 3 mile morning walk 5 times a week. The ProKnit strap offered the perfect compromise between comfort and function, allowing the WHOOPs sensors to remain in constant contact with the skin without feeling too tight or uncomfortable. For example, if youre too hot under the sheets, that might impact how fast you can fall asleep or how deep you sleep. For example, if my brain tells me to slow down, I speed up. Press J to jump to the feed. WHOOP measures your daily accumulated strain score using a scale from 0 to 21: Note that WHOOP calculates strain from your max heart rate, which means the score is highly personalized. Ive linked a study in my article showing the accuracy of certain wearables for sleep tracking and how they compare to the equipment used in sleep labs. Does Whoop 4.0 has a normal haptic function that informs messages or phone calls? From a pure fitness tracking perspective, Fitbit is like my Apple Watch: both provide some value, but if it wasnt for things like notifications, timekeeping and Apple Pay, I wouldnt be wearing it. 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Thats because the WHOOP app supports various input options, including taping and swiping to reveal different information. Of course, "high" and "low" are relative to you and your baseline. The only downside to any of WHOOPs bands is that theyre not as easy to keep clean as straps made from food-grade silicone. Does respiratory rate data help identify other illnesses, apart from Covid? My daughter gave me the gift of a 6 month membership of Whoop. Posting spam links for "free months" will result in user ban. That is correct! This update occurred in 2020. We see on average across all of the different activities we collected on (over 30 different types) on over 20k data sets a 10% improvement [in accuracy]. For my running I use a Garmin Forerunner 235 which has the built in HR monitor. However, according to WHOOP VP of Performance Science Kristen Holmes, if youre a high-level athlete this could be an indicator of parasympathetic saturation. In other words, your body is actually recovering well over time as your fitness increases (hence the lower RHR), despite a lower HRV. Thats less an issue with the calibration as it is with the technology those devices use to read HR data from the wrist. 2) Do you mean the sensor or the band? My thoughts are that the band would loose contact or its performance hindered by copious amounts of sweat, regardless of the type of band and where its worn. To find out, I wore both WHOOP 3.0 and WHOOP 4.0. The ability to enter my basal metabolic rate (BMR). Fatigued muscles often result in a higher strain the next day, because your body is working harder to recover as it responds to disturbances of your homeostatic state. I think thats a terrible business practice: refuse to provide the service already paid for. Really keeps me healthy and injury free. Id argue that if youve become in-tune with your body, you might not need WHOOP anymore. In comparison, the WHOOP 3.0 (and its battery pack) had three LEDs that provided a more fine-grained indication (eight charge levels) of how much battery you had left. Due to the HR irregularities I find it really difficult to know how to train and if Im helping or hindering myself. If you suspect your heart rate readings are off during workouts, consider covering the sensor with a sleeve to keep it more securely in place.To learn more about WHOOPs accuracy as a fitness, recovery and sleep tracker, check out this article. Thats why I dont bother with WHOOPs strain scores. Every Monday, all WHOOP Members receive a customized Weekly Performance Assessment in their app provided theyve logged at least five days of data (we recommend all seven for the full experience). Two other huge issues, which ultimately would be the reason for purchasing: 1) on days where I literally do nothing it has me showing as having a strain level higher than 91% of users, and days where I run 21 miles it barely notices a difference. Ive worn Whoop for 18 months now and while I love the concept, I dont feel the accuracy of the device is close enough yet for me to trust the recommendations. However, their staying power should not be interpreted to be a sign of accuracy the Revised Harris-Benedict Equations, which were developed in 1984 and are considered the most accurate BMR prediction using only height, weight, age, and biological sex, is still known to have only a 95% confidence level of 213 kcal/day for men and 201 kcal/day for women. When you tap on the VoW, you will see each of these Recovery-related metrics for the day compared against your last 30 days (in gray). Additionally, you can also check your respiration rate (how many breaths you take per minute). I was torn between Oura and Whoop. The other day, I woke up in the middle of a dream (or at least thats how it felt). To be perfectly honest, I dont care much about my strain score or the calorie burn reported in the WHOOP app. While thats in line with what I paid for my Apple Watch, its still a lot of money. That is a certainty. Whats crucial is that WHOOP uses the collected data to calculate your daily strain. As a result, we track a few different metrics: WHOOP shows you the amount of time in bed, efficiency, disturbances, respiratory rate, and sleep staging by tapping on Hours of Sleep in your app. Since so much of the information you get from WHOOP relies on its sensors and their accuracy, lets talk about the hardware in more detail. I am not a pro athlete either :) and just like the guidance. I've noticed a change in my calories. This conversation started several months ago during which I was quite patient however when the refund was requested the correspondence ceased. Do you have any thoughts on this? However, recently have been feeling very tired and thought the whoop maybe a good tool to have. So, I consider the data as relative information. Any variation in detecting deep sleep between the two sensors would explain a slightly different HRV. While you can increase your BMR by increasing your lean muscle mass, for the most part, this value is relatively consistent from month to month. While I appreciate that Apple has turned its wearable device into an excellent fitness companion, it still has many limitations: However, its not just the Apple Watch that struggles with those issues. The way we prepare food can alter its caloric density. EEG + ACC + SC + ST boosted the accuracy to 96%. I have cut out all caffeine and alcohol (huge sleep improvement) and have become obsessed with monitoring my sleep quality..poor sleep/sleep apnea are triggers for AFIB. Went ahead and ordered the Whoop. The problem is that none of the fitness trackers on the market (including the WHOOP fitness tracker) can pick up on that, because they all rely primarily on heart rate information. What is the best way to record the impact of food on performance and recovery? I wear my Oura ring for most workouts, unless it involves gripping a bar or kettlebell. This means that a workout estimated to consume 1000 calories could have easily burnt 734 to 1266 calories a massive difference if you are trying to use this information to modify your body composition. A low HRV and high RHR indicate that your heart is working harder to supply nutrients via the bloodstream. From within the coaching section, you can also access your weekly and monthly performance assessments, which provide you with an overview of how your lifestyle choices (as tracked by the WHOOP Journal) have influenced your sleep and recovery over the past week or month. Since the WHOOP Strap doesnt have any buttons or a display, you cant tell the device to start tracking a workout routine. Considering what I told you about the cost of upgrading above its free if you have six or more months left on your current membership I see no reason why you shouldnt get the new Strap. I have been using the whoop and i like it a lot but i sweat a lot during my workouts. As I debate joining Whoop and wearing both devices, is the Apple Watchs ability to perform what Whoop does just a software upgrade away? @cncoachday. Over the next few weeks, Ill do more side-by-side comparisons between WHOOP 4.0 and my Polar chest strap to see how aligned those devices are. Great review Michael. But high-intensity workouts like CrossFit often cause massive HR fluctuations (combined with wrist movements) that can make it difficult for any wrist-worn device to get a good reading. For example, if youre trying to improve your fitness, you need to functionally overreach. For reference, Im 6 feet tall and weigh 190 pounds. Do you know if other measurements in the day happen or are considered. Which seems like there isnt. And again, credible perspectives (such as a Lancet paper youll find below) suggest the answer is yes (again, for AC electricity in the Hz range, Khz, and Mhz/Ghz radiofrequency radiation). Interestingly enough, electrodermal activity also changes under stress and during epileptic seizures. The second icon is a shortcut to WHOOPs coaching features, including the strain and sleep coach (which well discuss further down). Keeping tabs on your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) is a new feature that is made possible by the new blood oximeter built into WHOOP 4.0. HRV is a highly-personalized metric and depends on numerous factors, including fitness, age, gender, genetics, health, and environmental conditions. Or do you think there are enough differences in the hardware such that the current Whoop band will always have an edge above the Apple Watch 4? One of the things I immediately noticed when I put the strap on for the first time was that WHOOP doesnt have a display or buttons. For example, having a low recovery score for a few days in a row without an obvious reason (i.e., strenuous workout sessions) has been an incredibly reliable indicator that my body is fighting off a virus. Wearables quantify, but they don't describe. Or if you work on a construction site and wake up poorly recovered, maybe you should take it a bit slower to reduce your risk of injury. If your body endures too much strain without sufficient opportunity to recover, you end up with whats called a recovery deficit. I have passed my units around to other professionals and they all agree that I have received a lemon. You said that you have seenunless youve looked, youd be unlikely to run across such evidence, because its a fairly unpopular position. Theres no way to interact with the device, other than double-tapping it to see the remaining battery life via a tiny LED on the side. I appreciate the time you took to draft such a detailed comment. A consumer level EMF meter for about 200 bucks can be a very eye-opening way to mitigate hidden or otherwise overlooked sources, and Id strongly recommend it before getting into shielding since all shielding is directional to some degree, meaning it can also bounce EMFs back. WHOOP uses your sleep to calculate the next day's Recovery. I'm usually very quick to jump in and defend whoop; this reddit content is at least 70% people saying "hi i'm new to whoop and I'm seeing this data for the first time, but I know it is all completely wrong". If Im in red, I can usually feel it and dont even bother trying to push it. Based on https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/14/2020-26342/notice-of-issuance-of-final-determination-concerning-a-whoop-strap-device, the hardware is manufactured in China (no surprise there) but programming takes place in the U.S. Do you have any idea if hrv works well if I have an irregular heart beat not afib? Additionally, hardware upgrades are free. If you are, youre either overtraining or something else is going on that requires your attention. But she feels better and more rested by sleeping longer than what WHOOP recommends. Based on what I know, all optical HR sensors that use green light can be affected by tattoos. I would not recommend the Whoop. Considering that Im a die-hard Apple fan and love my Apple Watch, I wasnt sure if I would continue wearing the WHOOP Strap after I was done testing it for this review. The Strain Coach gives you an exertion level recommendation based on your recovery (a daily metric for how ready your body is to take on strain) and strain youve already accumulated. The bad news is that you cant reboot the battery pack from within the WHOOP app. Thats one of the reasons why Biostrap decided to lump both deep and REM sleep into a single metric instead of trying to differentiate between the two. The Apple Watch series 4 or 5 have battery life long enough for sleep tracking and with a fast charger can get you from 25% to 80% in 15 minutes, enough to fit into a shower routine. As a result, you might see a notification informing you that the app hasnt received any data from the strap in more than three hours.To fix the issue, just open the WHOOP app and follow the on-screen instructions to reconnect the strap. I still like it, the band is superior to most other trackers and having sensitive skin there is no other tracker I can wear so well. The issue with such a strategy is that it can take an incredible toll on your body. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I have used all three-Whoop, Biostrap and Oura. See https://michaelkummer.com/health/whoop-accuracy/ for more information on that! If so, Id love to hear your experience with it. I havent tried the biceps band yet, but its on my list! While Ive never seen WHOOP overestimate my sleep need, my wifes WHOOP Strap 3.0 keeps telling her that she sleeps too much. Last Updated: Jan 11, 2023. Aside from unlocking SpO2 monitoring, pulse oximeters are more reliable when used on darker skin tones, pigmentation and tattoos. If your strap is bad, youll get it replaced. I encourage you to make a test: wear garmin/polar with HR strap and compare the results with Whoop. (Im recovering from Covid). Day Strain Strain is a summarizing metric of the cardiovascular load - the level of strain your training takes on your cardiovascular system as based on your heart rate - achieved during an individual Activity or over the course of a day. On a side note, WHOOP 4.0's battery pack has the same color indicators as the sensor (red, yellow and green). While there are many reasons to love this device, what's most interesting is the. Another study I found on a similar subject confirms the accuracy of wrist-worn devices when there is no movement involved check it out: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323417048_Can_Wearable_Devices_Accurately_Measure_Heart_Rate_Variability_A_Systematic_Review, The review is appreciated. As you can see, there is a significant difference in the data reported by the devices. The rest of the time, its just an accelerometer being used to determine how active a person is, and theres no data lost by not wearing the ring during a workout, especially if that workout is tracked by something else that integrates with Apple Health or Google Fit (Garmin, Suunto, &c). Note: Read my LiveO2 review and learn more about the benefits of altitude and intermittant hypoxic training. If I remember correctly, most of the testing WHOOP has done in terms of fit and accuracy where done on the right hand. Great review! But once you get the hang of it, navigating the WHOOP app becomes second nature. They need to fix their lack of integration swiftly if I am to continue, certainly. Ill ask WHOOP and let you know when I have an answer. Thanks for writing such a succinct review. I dont know which to trust! During the day, WHOOP relies on its green LEDs to track your heart rate and any cardiovascular strain you might accumulate. The Strain overview screen in the app provides a summary of the days Strain and Activities. This does not mean that you are not active, but that your heart rate is not very elevated. WHOOP starts accumulating strain when you reach 30% of your HR reserve, which is calculated based on the following formula: Max HR Resting HR = HR Reserve. If I want really good data in the pool, Polar Beat with OH1 on my temple in memory mode does the trick and I just accept Whoop for what it is. Studies showthat negative emotional states can impact heart rate and heart rate variability, which in turn can affect your cardiovascular health and immune system. So heres a list of issues that Ive come across (or that others have reported to me). An Activity's Strain is a measure of how hard your body worked, and not what your body did. See here for mt July data: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lco7vwve8l3o7q0/Screen%20Shot%202020-08-17%20at%2008.33.48.jpg?dl=0. 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