So I’m trying to decide between an Oura ring, Whoop, and a Apple Watch Ultra 2. I am in no means in athlete and am in an average health. I’m looking for a tracker to be able to give me insights into how I am sleeping, recovery levels, and basic workout tracking and other health metrics. I’m more interested in things like how does how much I sleep or how much alcohol I have to drink affect my wellbeing instead of how well I recover from a workout. Would the Apple Watch be good for this or should I consider the other options above?
There is a youtuber called The Quantified Scientist who reviews many smartwatches in a VERY detailed and scientific manner. Apple, Garmin, Samsung, Fitbit, etc. He is impartial and shows you his data on the screen. He tests everything related to health and fitness tracking in terms of accuracy and functionality. You should check out his channel.
All that being said, the Apple watches often are at the TOP of his lists in terms of health, fitness and sleep tracking.
I switched from a lifelong Samsung Galaxy user to iPhone specifically because of the superiority of Apple watches. And I fucking hate round smartwatches.
Non athlete here…(mid-50s, average health)… YES… get an Apple Watch! I’ve had one for 5 years now and they keep getting better with features and capabilities. (just upgraded to the 9). Everything from my morning ‘readiness’ ( Apple sleep app is OK but I use ‘Auto Sleep’ app which has more detail) to cardio fitness assessment… O2 levels while I sleep (I’ve mild sleep apnea),etc. It has been really cool to see the trends over the years ( mostly positive). But without this ‘data’ I don’t know that I’d be as mindful to work on improving health factors via activities, sleep which one can control.
Can someone tell me, is it possible to import apple exported health data (saved on a mac for example) back in to apple health app. Plz and thank you
Ultra excessive overkill. Just get the watch.
Disagree.
Battery life is huge QoL improvement. You’ll never have to worry about making it through a day.
Got a watch for a parent for health tracking. Ultra 2. (After she tried both regular and ultra and liked the ultra; not too heavy — she’s teeny, mind.)
Harder for them to scratch or damage. Comes with cellular option if they ever want it. Twice the battery life. (Supports sleep tracking more easily if desired because no need to charge overnight.)
Ultra is just a good choice for lots of things.
Regular watch is fine, but just how you live your life. (And aesthetics if you’re into that.)
Battery life is a very fashionable herring that glows bright red in all illumination.
Charge phone every day. Charge watch every day. It becomes a routine meaning neither will ever run out of battery.
Scratch/damage. Simple question. Do they do that to “normal” watches. No? Then it’s irrelevant, like it is for the phone.
I see excuses rather than reasons.
Ultra 2 is well worth the money.
For doing what it is designed to do. Yes.Otherwise. No. Fashion dictates.