Oura

Incredible insights into my health. Everyday I get a sense of how I slept, if I should have any concerns regarding my heart rate or spO2, and my energy expenditure, steps, and calorie burn. It gives me a big picture view of how I am sleeping overall, if my stress is trending in a dangerous direction, or if I need to prioritize more rest versus more movement. It gives me encouragement and words of caution. I am able to see trends - for instance, if I drink, I always sleep worse, without exception. It shows me data, like based on other Oura ring users, using the sauna helps improve sleep. By doing so, it helps inform my day to day life. It can’t make decisions for me and I can do what I want - but Oura helps guide me by being more informed. My only gripe is the subscription fee each month but for the sheer volume of data and amount of insights I get out of this app, it’s completely justifiable. I’d like it more if I didn’t have to pay a fee. It adds up over time. But the value is there for me. I think this is an incredible tool and as a doctor and fitness professional, I’d love to see insurance companies covering this, doctors promoting this, and patients using this. Looking forward to more app updates as each one has made the Oura experience better.

PRODUCT: I don’t typically write reviews on apps, but had to for my Oura. I’ve had mine for just a little over a year and have loved it. I chose the Oura because I have an analog watch that I love and I wear a lot of bracelets, so I didn’t want another thing on my wrist. Also, I have had other wrist worn activity trackers in the past and didn’t feel they were very accurate. The Oura is great because it fits with my existing jewelry. My only complaint is that I can’t do weight lifting with it because it will break (and the little nubs are painful when they dig in, I’ve tried doing kettlebell or dumbbell workouts with it on)! SERVICE: I noticed I was having to charge my ring more frequently in the last couple months, but just thought it was because I picked up my old sport of tennis again and was taxing it with more data. However, when it got to be needing a charge every 36-48 hours, I knew it wasn’t just my imagination. By the time this has happened, I had just passed my year anniversary of having the Oura (by a week). I contacted customer service (super easy through the app) and they responded right away. They mailed out a new ring for me the following day! It arrived while I was out of town, so I’ve only just activated it. It was easy to delete the old ring and pair the new one. I’m happy to have it back and get back to being able to monitor my health again!

This ring has been an absolute game-changer for me; I've had issues sleeping my whole life, and have taken every sleeping pill on the planet, including all the heavy/narcotic ones, and I was sick of not being able to rest for days if I forgot/lost them, couldn't fill the Rx, etc. I also recently started getting back into running for the first time since high school (I'm in my mid-30s). Oura's ability to tell EXACTLY how I'm sleeping (light/deep/REM/awake), and give insights as to how my activity might be helping or hurting my ability to be well-rested the next day, is truly incredible. Simply by wearing this regular-looking (stylish even!) ring, which is water+everything-proof, and has a full week-long battery, I can track EVERY step, heart beat, breath, and nap. I'm now completely off of all my sleeping pills (I was on seroquel, klonopin, and Ambien!), exercising comfortably (usually not more than Ours says is necessary that day), just overall living a MUCH healthier life! My only feature request would be to be able to MANUALLY SELECT WHICH RESTFUL PERIOD IS COUNTED AS YOUR SLEEP EVENT! I often work crazy hours, and if I nap from 1-2am for example, that'll sometimes get counted as my sleep for that day, not my actual sleep from 7am-2pm (which IS recorded properly as a "restful event", but with only a single HR/HRV value). Other than that, it's perfect!