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Best Sleep Tracker
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:59 pm
I am thinking about buying a device to track my sleep. My research has led me the Oura Ring and the Whoop 4.0 as the best sleep trackers on the market. Oura may outperform the Whoop slightly for sleep tracking but is better at fitness tracking. Does anyone have experience with either of these devices or another that you think would be better than the two that I mentioned.
P.S. - I do not want an Apple watch as I like to wear real time pieces on my left wrist.
P.S. - I do not want an Apple watch as I like to wear real time pieces on my left wrist.
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 1:00 pm to jflsufan
I liked the whoop but it gave me anxiety because of my OCD.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 1:17 pm to jflsufan
i had a fitbit which got packed away in the move and wore it religiously (only had to charge it once every 2 weeks or so) to sleep and it seemed to track multiple things but it didn't jibe with the data from my CPAP machine.
the fitbit did do a pretty comprehensive breakdown of REM sleep, light sleep, etc. and while a novelty, i liked the feature where it would wake you up around the time you set your alarm (but never later than) by monitoring when you were most awake to vibrate so you were less likely to wake up cranky.
that was a neat feature.
that's about all i have; but given the price point of the fitbit which includes ECG monitoring as well, its worth of consideration.
the nice thing about the fitbit, is it was just a small black band about the size of the livestrong bracelet so you could put it on and forget it and the battery life was outstanding.
i think i have the black plastic band luxe that i picked up on amazon black friday for maybe $50.
this is making me want to dig it out of my boxes and start wearing it again.
like the poster above said, great analytics; you can make yourself nuts if you're OCD though..i was putting in food i ate, daily weight, etc. you gotta balance things and moderate so you don't become a slave to the data.
the fitbit did do a pretty comprehensive breakdown of REM sleep, light sleep, etc. and while a novelty, i liked the feature where it would wake you up around the time you set your alarm (but never later than) by monitoring when you were most awake to vibrate so you were less likely to wake up cranky.
that was a neat feature.
that's about all i have; but given the price point of the fitbit which includes ECG monitoring as well, its worth of consideration.
the nice thing about the fitbit, is it was just a small black band about the size of the livestrong bracelet so you could put it on and forget it and the battery life was outstanding.
i think i have the black plastic band luxe that i picked up on amazon black friday for maybe $50.
this is making me want to dig it out of my boxes and start wearing it again.
like the poster above said, great analytics; you can make yourself nuts if you're OCD though..i was putting in food i ate, daily weight, etc. you gotta balance things and moderate so you don't become a slave to the data.
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 3/13/24 at 6:56 pm to jflsufan
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real time pieces on my left wrist.
Do you wear your Rolex when you sleep?
The effectiveness of any device is going to be impacted on how you obstruct the sensors. You wear a ring, it may be buried under a pillow 1/3 of the night, and it doesn't have the more diverse sensory array that a watch can have. But also odd you wouldn't rather wear your wedding ring, instead of a rubber band, since you don't like smart watches. But the Whoop... goes on your wrist.
Kidding aside, the sleeping problem seems to be centered around people thinking they were woken up repeatedly during the night, when they weren't. Your brain starts self-reinforcing "ugh, I was up most of the night," self talk, when you really got almost 7 hours. My ex-MIL did this all the time. What this means, is whatever sleep tracker you use, you probably need it for 2 weeks to identify when your mind is playing tricks on you. Then you stop stressing about what sleep you did or didn't get, and then it's over.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:35 am to jflsufan
quote:missed this the first time.
. - I do not want an Apple watch as I like to wear real time pieces on my left wrist.
Yep consider the Fitbit luxe. I wore it on my right wrist and forgot it was there after a couple days. Even left it on when showering or swimming.
Kept my left wrist free for my normal watches.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 8:36 am
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