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to fall asleep, how many
interruptions you had during
the night and how regularly
you go to bed at the same
time. I liked this because I
didn’t have to wear anything,
and the results were clearly
illustrated. [Withings.com]
WHOOP: 4.0, is a wristworn
band that tracks your
blood oxygen levels, skin
temperature readings
and heart rate metrics (rate, resting rate and variability) to help build an
understanding of your body and its responses to your lifestyle choices. Using
AI, it builds a picture of your sleep behaviours, calculates how much you
need and suggests when you need to go to bed based upon when you need
to get up. It can also wake you at an appropriate time in your sleep cycle
that is close to when you need to get up. The depth of data and the ability
to relate activity levels to sleep and recovery requirements is fascinating for
a scientist like myself, but I don’t love having to wear something on my wrist
the whole time and I already
wear a watch during the day.
Having two items taking
up my physical real estate
was annoying. Additionally,
there may just be too much
information for some people.
[WHOOP.com]
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Apple: iWatch, is, as you’d
expect, another wrist worn
device that, like the WHOOP,
uses LEDs and photodiodes
to capture biometric data. As
it’s a watch, it doesn’t take any
getting used to, but again, I
wouldn’t normally wear it in
bed. The data reports aren’t
as insightful as WHOOP,
which may appeal to some
people, whilst not satisfying
others. [Apple.com]
Now, here’s the problem.
None of the three devices
agreed with the other and
so, without being able to test
these in a lab, comparing
their data to the gold
standard, medical grade equipment, I just don’t
know who to trust. The best research papers I
found on the topic highlight issues with every
device but concur in the observation that the
Oura 3, a ring wearable, is currently the most accurate solution on the market
for sleep monitoring. I was unable to trial one of these for this study.
To this extent, sleep consultant, Anna West’s advice aligns with the
conclusion I shared in my previous article, which is that the basics
of sleep hygiene, sleep duration, routine and environment are the
foundations upon which you should build your sleep habits. The
technology is a bonus and as I discovered, you only have two wrists and
a finite bandwidth to delve into app reports, so you can’t use everything.
I’d advise you get the basics right, then find a couple of products that
help resolve the critical environmental issues you have and increase
your understanding of their impact at a level that makes sense to you
There is a fine balance between becoming more aware and intentional
about your sleep and becoming obsessed, which is actually more likely
to create sleep disruption.
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