Sleep is rapidly becoming the talk of the town in regards to getting the most out of your proactive health approaches. This has to do with new understanding of how much sleep plays a role in your physical and mental performance, regulating your hormones, keeping your immune system strong and preserving your brain’s health for the long term.
There are several sleep tracking devices that you can use, but here are a few that are popular:
Whoop Strap
Oura Ring
Apple Watch
Sleep Time App
We pulled some data from Whoop’s Strap to show the effectiveness of sleep data on your daily life.
Sleep data: Whoop Strap, after 4 months of use:
Reduced RHR - Reduced resting heart rate by 4.4 BPM
Increased HRV - Increased heart rate variability by 8 milliseconds (Heart rate variability measures the variation in time between each heartbeat. HRV plays an important role in letting you know how recovered you are after the previous sleep, which then in return, allows you to determine how intense you should work out that day).
Better Sleep - Dedicated an additional 41 minutes to sleep per night
Fewer Injuries - Experienced injuries 60% less often
Less Booze - Consumed alcohol 79% less often before bed
Smoother Travel - Minimized the symptoms of exhausting travel
Do you use a wearable fitness tracker? If yes, has it helped you to stay accountable with your movement and/or recovery? Comment below and let us know what areas of health and fitness you use it to monitor.
If you would like to set up an appointment to review your wearable tracker feedback with one of our fitness staff, please contact Coach Gavin.