Use Whoop for recovery-focused tracking

What to Do

Wear a Whoop 4.0 band continuously. Focus on the recovery score, strain tracking, and sleep performance metrics rather than individual sleep stage data.

Why It Works

Whoop integrates sleep tracking with daily strain and recovery analysis, making it especially valuable for athletes and highly active individuals. It contextualizes your sleep data within your training load, showing how sleep quality directly impacts next-day recovery and performance capacity.

Tips

• Best for: athletes and fitness-focused individuals who want sleep-recovery integration
• No screen — all data is accessed through the phone app, which some find refreshing and others frustrating
• Subscription-only model ($30/month with no upfront hardware cost)
• Less peer-reviewed validation for sleep staging specifically than Oura, but strong community and coaching features