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It's very, very, very rare to see such a huge jump in accuracy so long after the release of a given type of heart rate monitor, I'm very impressed and commend Whoop for sticking with it and making the product better. Whoop 4 is getting long in the tooth and I'm not sure how well it compares to products like the Apple Watch which are offering more and more of the analytics Whoop specialized in but despite my concerns for Whoop long term, accuracy needs to be the foundation of a product like theirs and at least they made a big step forward.
I am really enjoying your channel over the last couple of year. As a PhD student in cardiovascular health I also love to track my health metrics and can really appreciate your effort and work that goes into testing all these fitness devices. Furthermore, a couple of months ago I also decided to get a Whoop since I like the discreetness on the biceps, and the sleep tracking. Fantastic to see that the heart rate tracking improved via a software update. Makes me enjoy this little device even more. I also really like that you start to track other people! fantastic job!
I recall some time ago you were going to compare the accuracy of the Whoop 4.0 HR tracking when wearing it on the wrist v wearing it on your bicep. Have you done this comparison yet? If so, do you believe for activity tracking the Whoop 4.0 is more accurate via the bicep strap compared to the wrist?
yes, pls pls pls do that, i also wear it on the wrist (like most people i know how have a whoop) so it would be really interesting for me as well, pls do a review with comparing them, ps: love your work, u are doing exactly the thing i wanted to know, so keep up the good work!
Great video, and thanks for making it. Confirmed my suspicions that my HR activity has been more accurate over the past few days since the firmware update. When I wear the Whoop on my bicep, and an Apple Watch Ultra on my wrist, the two are giving me identical results during workouts. Great result.
Good to see that Whoop improved the algorithm. I've been using the Whoop strap for 3 years and love it. I also wear an Apple Watch when awake, but since it needs to be charged at night, I can't use it as a sleep tracker. Additionally, extracting health data from the Apple ecosystem is very difficult, and for this reason Apple will never by my primary tracker. I tried the Oura ring, but it was uncomfortable. After a month, I took it off and never put it back on. The Whoop, however, stays on 24/7, except when I shower and need to wash the area. I also switch wrists at night to signal to my subconscious that it's time to sleep.
Cars with unlockable features only if you pay for the subscription... Smartbands, smartrings and smartwatches that only work fully or partially by paying a subscription... Ahh... 😮💨 F*** subscriptions.
The most intresting thing about Woop is that a youtuber (Shervin Shares) tested a woop, Apple watch and Garmin calorie burn calculation VS three different Sports Lab calorie count equipment, and the results show that the Whoop strap is the best in calorie count, and in worst caees it will (under-estimate) by only around 40 calories which is good to under estimate few calories that you burned than to over estimate. I might by woop and test along sidey Huawei Watch Fit 2.
I really enjoy the testing and breakdown that you do. There is always a question of how sponsors effect the e videos, but you provide the info to allow you to determine for yourself.
Thoughts on the Whoop 4.0 vs something like an Apple Watch SE with Athlytic? I work out and do strength training. I am not a runner/cycler. I am very interested in sleep and recovery (longevity). I find Garmin data to really be geared towards people like runners. Thanks!
Hey Rob, i really love your viedeos. I was wondering if you plan to make a viedeo for the withings scanwatch 2? I would love to see how good it performs. Please keep going with this awesome work!
Rob, you know what many are thinking after watching this video..." yeah that's great the Whoop really needed an update...but hey MY watch has received many updates since you reviewed it, can you check my watch too?". Unfortunately, there are not enough hours in the day and there's only one Rob...so we can only imagine, how much better via updates our watches "might be" since they were first reviewed.
For sure some watches might be better/worse. Unfortunately I can only do a limited number of tests. WHOOP is something I use myself, so I happen to have the data available to make this video :-)
For those that have the whoop strap, is it comfortable for you while sleeping - and if you have something like the Oura ring, is the strap more or less comfortable? Thanks!
You should use a logarithmic x-axis for your watch ranking, the right side is very cramped while the left side is almost empty. A log plot would spread the data out and improve readability.
Hej Rob, Did you recognize any change due to Sleep Tracking? Did it also improve with the update? Cristiano invested a lot of money so i think the team will improve a lot very soon :)
So if I have an Apple Watch Ultra, would whoop be beneficial? I hear it can help me know when I’m overdoing it. I have adrenal insufficiency and I’m wondering if this can help me avoid an adrenal crisis.
Kudos to Whoop for investing the time, effort, and resources to substantially improve the accuracy of a product for which they will reap no immediate reward. That's outstanding.
@@karlo5331 Most companies don't do that, though. They often reserve major improvements for new product buyers only. This significant improvement in heart rate accuracy being provided to all of us is commendable corporate behavior.
As ever, an excellent review. Thank you! However, I'm not sold on Whoop. As I understand it, correct me if incorrect, the Whoop recovery score is calculated using sleep, HRV and strain. As sleep tracking, and associated sleep stages, is a bit of a dark art and Whoop scores well but not as well as other wearables there must be some doubt about the accuracy of the recovery score. As Whoop measures HRV during deep sleep, and sleep tracking is not an exact science, how can one be sure the recovery score is accurate? I've been using a Whoop for a couple of months and it is very often at odds with my preferred option. I use an Apple Watch 9 paired with a Polar H10. Exercise data is then input to Polar Flow to evaluate strain and recovery. Add this to regular orthostatic tests and fitness (VO2 Max) tests on the Polar system and I get a good overview of my strain and recovery. Fully accept that any data, if ignoring specific data points, can provide good information about trends but I also like to think that assumptions are based on accurate data.
Hi Rob - your reviews are great. It would be great to see different devices tested with different sports though. Appreciate you need to keep consistency in test conditions but personally I've experienced Whoop perform really poorly for boxing vs a Polar H10
Thank you for all of your videos. Do you have a video explaining why you decided to use Whoop rather than Apple Watch even though Apple scores better than Whoop on all of the tests I've seen you do?
So since you're always testing the results while being active - how would you rate the whoop's tracking performance during a normal inactive day? We do sports every second day and would use it for fitness and cycling as well, but we're also interested in monitoring our daily parameters. I'm looking into smart devices that can reliably track the resting heart rate since my wife collapsed out of nowhere recently (we got it checked and everything seems to be fine!). However, we'd like to monitor our heart rates from day to day. Just to keep an eye on our health, you know..
i have been watching your channel since long time and according to your reviews I actually bought the watch fit2 which seems to be the best value for any one can buy for what it offers of accuracy ( top tier after apple ) which significantly better than Samsung , whoop and fitbit so can you please retest it to make sure these numbers are actually that good
@@Snowmans.Cradle ofcourse they are not as accurate as laboratory equipment, but if we run some tests on apple and huawei watches we might find the margin error small, for ecample if it's under estimating calorie expenditure by 40- calories, it would be quite acceptable for many people looking to lose weight. Watch the video of Shervin shares comparing smart watchs to sport lab machines when measuring how many calories burned during specific exercise.
I understand that you need comparable data, but Whoop is not in the same category as an Apple Watch. Designation for specific sub-types of activity trackers need to be made more evident to show like-kind comparison.
i also wait for that. now the one plus watch 3 is even already mentioned, not that it is coming soon, but if we need to wait much longer, at some point he can already start preordering the one plus watch 3 instead :P
Am I being paranoid? I have it but haven’t been wearing it because someone showed online it emitted more EMF radiation than any other fitness tracker. Do you think it’s safe from a scientific perspective?
i’m using watchOS 11 beta 1 and i confess that new vitals screen is very good and useful . but i’m really surprised to see that now finally it records naps too!!
@@alessandrov.7569 Thanks. Do u know i don't have apple watch. I m not buying apple watch because they don't track automatically sleep and nap Now this is the best news for me Please make confirm for me. And let me know
When you track workout via apple watch, and whoop app process it, the hr on whoop log is used by the whoop HR that was recorded while use the apple watch workout?
Hallo Rob Ich folge dir nun schon sehr lange und kaufe mir die Gadgets immer nach deinen Vorschlägen… top Job und vielen Dank für deine Arbeit!!! Nun habe ich schon seit einem halben Jahr die Apple Watch Ultra 2 und verwende diese 24/7 zum tracken meiner Werte. Nun möchte ich ein weiteres Gadget um das maximale herauszuholen. (Da z.b die Apple Watch nur sporadisch die Herzfrequenz aufnimmt). In deinem Video von letztem Jahr hast du eine Kombination von Apple Watch Ultra und dem Aura Ring vorgeschlagen. Ist dies für dich immernoch die Beste Kombination oder ist der Whoop (Oder etwas anderes) besser? Und weisst du wie gut die Synchronisierung der Daten auf dem Apple Health geht, da z.B Heartrate von beiden Devices getrackt wird? Vielen Dank für deine Zeit und einen schönen Tag, falls du das hier lensen solltest.
Hey Rob do you live in Vienna? We are currently on vacation at Vienna and I swear I saw you at Schonttentor station yesterday - too star struck to say hi but I was certain it was you!
@@TheQuantifiedScientist Thanks Rob... Kindly keep your promise regarding a complete review of Band 9. I think your first video about band 9 was a little unfair because there was no data from the left band 9, but then you drawn the conclusion that band 9 is not good. TruSeen 5.5 of Huawei Band 9 already uses a multi-channel module (band 8 uses a single module), then why the results was not good as or even better than band 8? it's a very big question in my head right now
@@TheQuantifiedScientist I did a test where I had a whoop on my wrist during jumping jack HIIT, and a whoop body (underwear) during other times. In both cases the control was polar h10. When using whoop body it measured almost the same as polar h10.
He will get kickbacks from your monthly subscription each month. Their revenue model is why RU-vidrs push it so hard. Be wary of any review that has an affiliate link.
Very cool; overly flat HRs were one of my question marks about the device. Makes me feel like the subscription model is worth it when the company continues to make meaningful improvements without an additional transaction.
To feel like that there should not be other companies that patch their products without pay-or-get-a-brick models. But Polar, Apple and iirc Garmin are still here.
