On this installment of What Does The Internet Know About Me?, Emma McGowan takes a closer look at what data her Oura Ring is tracking.
When my partner got an Oura — which is a fitness tracker that looks like a very chunky wedding band — I teased him and called him a cyborg. And, to be fair, this was the third fitness tracker he’d added to his body in under a year’s time. (What can I say? He likes gadgets.)
But as my Fitbit started to wear out — and we started going out again, post-vaccination — the simple design of the Oura became more appealing. You can’t tell it’s a fitness tracker by glancing at it, making it easier to wear when I’m dressed up. I considered an Apple Watch, which also has a nice design, but I didn’t want all of the bells and whistles. So I decided to give Oura a try.
Which means, of course, that I also needed to give it the full What Does The Internet Know About Me? treatment. Here’s what I found.
What does Oura track?
Unlike other fitness trackers, the Oura’s main focus is on my “readiness,” which they determine by combining information about my heart rate, body temperature, activity information, and sleep data. It’s not as good as the Fitbit at automatically detecting and inputting workouts but, as my partner points out, none of these tools are exactly perfect when it comes to that. It gives ..
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