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Oura Ring Review: A Fitness Tracking Ring.

Oura Ring Review: A Fitness Tracking Ring.

, by Nams, 4 min reading time

You dont need a smartwatch or a fitness tracker to track your activity and sleep. A small and beautiful ring can do the same job with more panache!The second generation Oura ring is a smart wearable that looks like a classy accessory. However, it has sensors that track your daily activities.The metrics tracked by the app are realistic as they help you track your fitness and health rather than continuously push you to over perform.

Design

The Oura Ring is beautifully designed that it looks more like a dress ring than a smart wearable. It is so comfortable that you can wear it day and night. This ring is available in eight sizes, from US6-US13. When you order this ring, you will first get a sizing kit to help you choose the right size.This ring has a slim profile even with the battery, sensors, and processor. It weighs somewhere between 4 and 6 grams. The Oura ring is 2.55 mm thick and 7.9mm wide, which is the size of a standard wedding ring.The ring is made of titanium. The points of the ring where they touch your skin have a non-metallic non-allergenic inner moulding. So, even those who have sensitive skin can wear this ring. The Oura ring comes in two models Balance and Heritage. Balance ring comes in silver, rose gold, and black and has a small crest on the top.If you are willing to splurge more, then you can even have diamonds embedded on the ring. The Heritage ring has a flat top and comes in rose gold, matte black, black, and silver.

Sensors

The sensors are housed on the inner rim of the ring. This ring has a 3D accelerometer, infrared optical pulse monitor, body temperature sensor, and a gyroscope.

Tracking Function

The smart wearable tracks activity, readiness, and sleep. The sensors on the ring track resting heart rate, body temperature, heart rate variability, sleep, and more.

App

The Oura ring app is compatible with both Android and iOS. The app displays all the information captured by the sensors on the ring.You see the readiness score right on top when you open the app. The sleep and activity data are displayed on the cards at the bottom of the app. Swipe right to see the data of the previous days.On the top left corner of the display is a hamburger menu. Open the menu to see detailed insights and visualisations as well as trends of each activity.

Readiness score

The readiness score is calculated based on how well you slept the previous night. It also tracks your sleep over the past fortnight and your activity during this time.The readiness score also takes into account your resting heart rate, respiration rate recovery index (how much your heart rate stabilizes through the night), and body temperature. The smart ring combines the metrics and gives you a Readiness score between 0 and 100. The app also displays a line graph of the metrics captured over the previous week, so you can get a better picture of your physical health. You also have the option to go deep into each metric and get a detailed explanation of the data captured. Plus, the smart ring gives you a helpful and actionable suggestion along with the readiness score.

Temperature tracking

The sensors on the ring track the variations in the body temperature. The trends help find early signs of any impending sickness or detect fluctuations in body temperature during menstrual cycle. In case, the ring detects slight rise in the body temperature, it gives you a Pay Attention warning.

Sleep Tracking

The sensors on the ring measure sleep efficiency (time taken to sleep), total sleep, tranquillity (how often you wake up at night), timing, deep sleep, REM sleep, and latency.Each area has a score and all the scores are calculated to give you a sleep score. Based on the scores of each section, you can find out which area is causing sleep trouble. The charts depict the sleep stages REM, light and deep sleep as well as the sleeping heart rate.

Activity

This smart wearable is more of an activity tracker than a fitness tracker. It tracks the intensity and amplitude of movement, so you can track all activities from housework to heavy workouts. You can also add any manual activity.

Battery

The battery lasts for 6 to 7 days on one charge. The battery notifications let you know when its time to recharge your smart ring. The ring comes with a wireless charging stand.

Whats in the Box?

Oura Ring, wireless charging stand

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