The Oura would ask me to confirm workout sessions for things like cleaning, tidying up, and getting ready. The data was equally disappointing for my walks, even the more intense ones. While my studio doesn’t integrate a ton of cardio, I thought HIIT would raise my heart rate a little more. As someone who isn’t into cardio, I was surprised at how few calories I burned during my regular workouts. The first was (it kills me to write this) I don’t think I exercise as hard as I thought I did. There were two big takeaways from wearing the Oura Ring. Still, I squeezed in a few sessions of my regular workout, which is 30 minutes of HIIT on a Power Plate, for the first few days of wearing the ring. This was probably the most interesting month for me to wear the Oura ring.ĭue to a medical procedure, I was told by my doctor to take a few weeks off exercising. It’s also known to be one of the most accurate trackers on the market. While I was drawn to the Oura for mostly aesthetic reasons, it also offers a lot of data, including sleep (and the stages of sleep), heart rate, body temperature. Chic and stylish, it looks good on the hand. With a design that’s similar to a classic men’s wedding ring, it’s available in Gold, Black, and Silver. Oura doesn’t look like a fitness tracker- it looks like a real piece of jewelry. However, when I learned about the Oura Ring, I immediately wanted one. And as much I love Apple products, those watches are just so expensive.

I’m probably one of the last millennials to wear a regular analog timepiece every day (or to use the expression “analog timepiece”). The other reason why I’ve never been into fitness trackers is that they just aren’t my style. So, I never jumped on board the fitness tracker trend, until now. I estimate hitting this goal 98 percent of the time. For as long as I can remember, my only goal has been to get in four to five workouts a week when I’m not sick or traveling. I’ve never been the kind of person to have what I think of as “real” fitness goals, like running a marathon.

Oura ring sleep tracker