Health coaching fitness bands have been competing well with more specialized smartwatches for a number of years, and whoop has been the main driver for this. It’s no surprise, then, that the company’s next iteration, Whoop 4.0, is generating a lot of hype thanks to an extensive list of features that add value to the 24-7 personalized digital fitness and health coach.
What’s the biggest change? There are a few. The new technology uses an improved sensor configuration for optimal accuracy and includes Whoop Body with Any-Wear technology – a unique selection of smart clothing that allows users to wear their Whoop 4.0 band in multiple places on their bodies.
Along with a list of meaningful in-app updates for a better experience, it seems like members who swear by Whoops Effective Ways to motivate and encourage regular exercise will come in handy for anyone trying to get a better one at home Develop fitness routine.
Here’s a snapshot of the new features that make Whoop 4.0 a smart choice for home fitness.
- Improved sensor configuration: The active sensor area now balances green and infrared light with five LEDs, four photodiodes and advanced algorithms to enable more accurate heart rate measurements
- 33% smaller size: WHOOP 4.0 is 33% smaller than WHOOP 3.0 with a battery life of five days
- New feature – sleeper coach with haptic alarms: WHOOP 4.0 is equipped with haptic alarms that members can set to wake them up with gentle vibrations at the optimal time based on their sleep needs and cycles
- New Feature – Pulse Oximeter: The updated hardware is equipped to calculate blood oxygen levels (SPO2) to help members get daily health insights
- New function – skin temperature sensor: WHOOP 4.0 can now measure skin temperature and offer members an additional level of knowledge about their body
- New function – health monitor: Members can now follow live heart rate, skin temperature, blood oxygen, resting heart rate and heart rate variability in one view. The health monitor also allows members to easily download 30- or 180-day trends of these metrics and export them to a PDF that can be shared with a coach, trainer, PT, PCP or doctor
- WHOOP Battery Pack 4.0: With the improved, waterproof battery pack, members can charge while on the go and double-tap to see the battery level. By using silicon anode battery materials from Sili’as, the fitness band now offers 17% more energy density than the Whoop 4.0
Click through to shop.au.whoop and get Whoop 4.0 for free with access to the app for only $ 25 per month.
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Chris Singh
Chris Singh is the AU Review Associate Editor and a freelance travel writer. You can reach him on Instagram by following @chrisdsingh.
