![]() A built-in GPS will follow you on your workouts, and heart rate tracking will give you a report on the intensity of your training. Another nice feature is you can program your watch to act as your morning alarm so you can minimize other devices in your bedroom.īut the real selling point of the Versa 4 is its activity features. Plus, you'll get access to Calm's library of sleep meditations to help you wind down. If you shell out an extra $9.99 for a Premium membership, your Fitbit will also give you an estimate of how much time you spent in various sleep stages and a report on noise levels. "If you are looking for accuracy data, Fitbit and Oura have the best reliability of data for falling asleep, waking up, and total sleep time, per the literature," Breus says. It's also been shown to give very accurate readings on time awake vs. It measures most of the same metrics as the Oura ring-heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, blood oxygen levels-to give you an idea of how much time you spent asleep each night. If you can get used to wearing a watch to bed, the Fitbit Versa 4 is your best option for sleep tracking. ![]() I've seen significant improvements in my sleep quality simply by leaning into the lessons from Oura."- Carleigh Ferrante, mbg Commerce Editor Since getting the ring, I've adjusted the timing of my meals, played around with my sleep schedule, and experimented with different supplements. ![]() Each morning, I look forward to viewing my sleep score and my readiness score, using these insights to think more deeply about my routines. I wear it as the brand recommends, on my pointer finger, without any disturbance to my sleep whatsoever. Since I was new to sleeping with the knowledge I was being monitored, I did have trouble falling asleep the first few nights of using the Oura-a phenomenon known as orthosomnia, or the preoccupation with perfecting sleep data. Three months of sleeping with the Oura ring gave me valuable information about the habits that disrupted my sleep (bedtimes after 11:30pm late dinners) and helped me sleep more deeply (exercising avoiding alcohol). At $299 plus these monthly fees, the Oura is an investment, but for such a small and convenient tracker, it offers unparalleled sleep and health data. It's free for the first six months then you have to pay $5.99/month. Once you've found your size, your ring will arrive with a charging station (it has an impressive seven days of battery life) and access to the Oura app. When you order your first ring, Oura will send you a free sizing kit that includes a few throwaway tester rings. Oura is also building out a library of educational content on how to interpret the signals your body is sending you while you're awake and asleep. There, you can see your sleep and readiness scores, how they've changed over time, and personalized tips on how you can optimize them moving forward. These readings can be accessed in real time on the Oura app. The Gen3 version even uses this data to estimate when you might be getting sick and when women can expect to get their period. They also track your temperature and movement patterns during the day to gauge how your body is performing and how much energy you have to give (which it then shows you in a daily Readiness score). Oura rings are designed to be worn all day long, not just during sleep. "I don't like wearing a watch and find it much more comfortable to wear a ring during sleep, and it's also one of the more accurate devices at measuring total sleep time and sleep efficiency," Bhopal tells mindbodygreen. Both Breus and Bhopal trust the discreet ring with their sleep tracking. When pitted against a polysomnography (PSG) test, the gold standard for sleep testing in a lab, the latest Oura Ring had accuracy levels up to 92.6% in measuring key sleep metrics. ![]() It then estimates how much time you spend in deeper sleep stages like REM to assign you a sleep score on a scale of 100.Īnd it does so pretty accurately. Let's start with the tracker's design: A sleek ring that's hardly bigger than a wedding band but packed with ultra-sensitive sensors to measure body temperature, pulse, and movement throughout the night. The Oura Ring Gen3 lives up to its motto "A sleep lab wrapped around your finger" to earn the best overall spot on our list.
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