Oura - Oura Ring 2

+1 on the Oura ring. I know he said no subscription. But I went on the same quest last year and there simply wasn’t anything worth having that didn’t have the subscription model. And I think $59/year is fair for the services I get. I have a white gold wedding band and just got a silver Oura ring and switched it out. It’s now my wedding ring that I was wearing anyway, and it gives me all the information I needed. The app is crazy intuitive, even noticing when you’re displaying signs of being sick. It knows before I do, gives me a notice, and reduces my activity goal for the day based on it. I wear a Garmin Forerunner 55 for runs and workouts and my nice watches the rest of the time. I’m a big fan.

I have Gen 2 that is still working after 7 years and Gen 3 going on 4 years. Never had any issues. I keep the ring in flight-mode 24/7. Only wear it at night when it gathers all the important data. No benefits wearing it in the daytime. Will only shorten the batteries longevity.

The HRV obsession of the recovery score was a key reason to not extend/renew. It makes no sense. Now trying Apple Watch + my gen 2 Oura .. and also not happy. I liked having everything in one place, only one device, without screen, that I can use for sports. Oura doesn't go well with weights/kettlebells, and I dont long rings that much. Close to going back, honestly.

I find it helpful, but I’ve never had to pay a subscription for the service because I’ve used it since before there were subscriptions. I’ve never had problems with missing data there some report. I don’t sue the exercise tracking, but find the other measurements helpful. I’ve used it since Gen2 first came out. I probably find the resilience measure to be the most helpful; it tracks pretty well my general health and recovery. The symptom tracker has also been useful to me, as have the recommendations for rest.

I just got a gold oura to match my gold watch

I really love mine, Gen 4, which I have upgraded to from Gen 2, when the time has come. My Gen 2 was with me for two or three years before that, never had any problems, always was very happy with my sleep data and everything. Now even better experience with Gen 2 and membership, and ton of new (for me) features coming with it. I keep on also recommending Oura to the people who wants to track their sleep, because I am very happy with how it works and all the data and valuable insights.

I've had one for at least five or six years (Gen 2 now Gen 3) and have the subscription free for life as I was with them before they charged subscription I really value the data it gives on sleep, it was superior to my Samsung watch. It's probably on par with my Garmin though. Buy through Oura direct if buying one. Rings are known for battery issues after a year or two but customer service were great about replacing mine It's pretty average as an exercise tracker in my opinion and if doing strength training with weights in your hands it's easier not to wear it during workouts

Smh one time I saw someone with an apple watch, a whoop, and an oura at the same time so you're good Eta I saw another commenter say that they had this and all I gotta say is you better do a writeup with your recommendations

If you had to recommend one to someone who mostly uses their whoop for sleep but does like the daily strain and stress monitor and also lifts often, which would it be?? I've had whoop for so long but i'm curious about oura! I just worry that I would take it off for so many activities that I wouldnt be able to go back and compare my days as well.

I’ve gone both ways with this and back with AWU and Oura. Whoop has a beautiful UI but is largely inaccurate on HR reading for me. So that throws everything else off. I’ve tested Whoop and AWU against the gold standard HR chest strap and the AWU is insanely accurate for me on my wrist. Whoop, not so much. Really wanted Whoop to work too. I’ve tested this over and over. Data nerd.

https://preview.redd.it/vs3mpaibzznf1.png?width=403&format=png&auto=webp&s=82e691eab0e6bd67ddc6d17a04dd527b18b7674c That's interesting. I haven't looked at the calc methods yet, but I'm currently trialling Whoop and Oura with my Polar Pacer Pro. I only have 7 days of data so far, as you can see, correlation is high but Polar HRV is always 10-20ms higher. A late, but sober night on day 2. Alcohol on day 5 and a little bit on day 6... I'm primarily doing this for sleep data, but when my legs aren't playing up I run, hence the Polar device.