I point that out because if the original strap is big enough to fit around your arm, it’s a ton easier to use than the super finicky process of removing the strap and re-doing it every time you work-out. Given I’m more of a runner/cyclist, my biceps aren’t too big – so I can get away with this (in case you’re wondering, I’ve tried it in numerous spots, inside of arm, outside of arm, on upper forearm, on both sides, etc…): That’s notable because what I eventually realized is that it was far less work to simply use the existing strap and loosen it just enough to fit around my bicep. After seeing accuracy issues early on I went and bought this added band:Īnd while it might help for people with bigger biceps, what they don’t tell you is that it’s simply a longer regular strap. The idea here being to potentially increase accuracy by moving the pod to your bicep for workouts. Now, in addition to the base Whoop band, you can also buy (separately) the bicep band. The Whoop pod slides into the battery pack/charger, which we’ll dive into in the basics section. Good news: Just swap it out for any standard micro-USB cable. Every once in a while I see one of these types of cables that are flat on the end so that you think you can insert it either direction. Here’s a closer look at the charging pod and very short micro-USB charging cable. Why on earth would I need a travel bag for it? Whoop went to the trouble of designing the battery charging pod such that you *never* have to take the Whoop off your wrist to charge it (sans-cables). Seriously, I don’t understand why they included a bag for a device meant to be worn 24×7.
Here’s all the items out on a table, with the included bag/pouch in the upper left corner. Once you’ve got the box unzipped, you’ll find the band with Whoop pod attached, the charging pod (plus micro-USB charging cable), and a carrying bag you’ll never use Euro pricing is 25EUR/month and extrapolated with the same same 12-month/18-month savings.
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So in effect, the device is $180 as a baseline, or $360 per year if you’re not quite sure you want to commit to it (if you do commit to a full year upfront, then it’s $288). Since then I have been paying the usual required $30/month subscription since then – albeit I only started using it back earlier this year. Oh – and yes, I bought this myself last summer. And that…that’s where the confliction with my usage of this device comes in.
When you only do one thing you have to do it really damn well. And like all single-tasker things, the bar for success is higher. The overarching purpose of the Whoop platform is to tell athletes whether they need to take it easy (to improve recovery) or go harder (to increase strain). Everything from whether you spent the night on a redeye flight, to whether you took an ice bath – or even whether you did the horizontal shuffle (or a solo variant of that).
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But it can track a tremendous number of other things via its daily manual entry journal. It doesn’t show the time, it doesn’t track your steps, and it doesn’t make you a coffee. It’s got enormous potential, and after four months of 24×7 usage, I’ve got a pretty darn good handle on what works exceptionally well, and what needs an exceptional amount of work.Īt its core, the Whoop band/platform is an optical HR strap that does 24×7 monitoring and, in conjunction with the app, measures two core things: Recovery (via your sleep), and load (via your workouts/daily activity). It’s both fascinating and perplexing at the same time. There’s arguably no product I’ve *ever* reviewed in over a decade doing this that has me as conflicted as the Whoop strap.
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