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Kim Barman's avatar

I’ve used Whoop for several years now and my biggest complaint is that I have to sleep with the sensor in a bralette (thank goodness they’re comfortable) to get accurate sleep/recovery data, based on their suggestion. I am 5’7” but have a smaller bone structure. The 4.0 sensor doesn’t read well on my wrist. They wanted me to wear it halfway up my forearm to solve the issue and I thought that to be ridiculous and uncomfortable. The compromise was the bralette. I hope the smaller sensor will improve the experience for people will smaller frames. Even as I’m annoyed to have to replace the wearables I’ve accumulated the last several years when I upgrade in the fall.

Also, have they talked about how they’ll protect the data of cycling women who use the app to track their periods? I’m in menopause so it doesn’t apply to me. But I know that some data privacy folks have urged caution for people who menstruate because of how said apps could be potentially used for surveillance in light of the political environment surrounding abortion and pregnancy loss.

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Magdalina's avatar

This update felt very "Black Mirror" to me (those who have seen the new season would understand). Why make the new hardware 7% smaller? It's a negligible size difference, but one which creates an impressive amount of waste because neither the bands nor the battery packs would work on the new hardware. Giving it to someone else is not a real upcycle, let's face it. Whoop clearly is not considering our precious environment. Also, wasn't new hardware guaranteed less than a year ago if you were a paying member? :( I'm very unhappy with this whole thing, and while I like the product overall, and have enjoyed their diligent work providing female-specific research and data, the money is not worth it, and I have cancelled my membership. Am I the only one seeing the obvious? Melissa, forever grateful for your guidance in health and wellness. I don't regret getting Whoop last year following your recommendation. I wish I could recycle my bands and hardware, though. :/

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