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12-21-2017, 11:34 PM
The Whoop is pro sports' favorite wearable. After training with it, I can see why.
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The wrist-worn fitness tracker, as a category, is well past its zenith.
Even in 2017, fitness trackers are still little more than overwrought pedometers for disinterested users who'll probably ditch them (http://mashable.com/2016/12/07/looking-at-the-state-of-the-wearable-market/) after a few months. Many of these devices, which don't run apps or have most of the capabilities of a smartwatch, have proved capable of basic activity monitoring among casual exercisers and, sure, they may have even helped save a few lives (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/fitbit-saved-womans-life/), but on the whole the insights are typically obvious and don't have much to tell the average user after a week or two.
For high-level athletes, the bands are particularly useless. I've already aired my grievances (http://mashable.com/2017/08/04/wearables-are-useless-for-a-pro-athlete/) about the current state of fitness trackers, but there's an important subcategory of the segment that deserves a closer look: Devices that cater unashamedly to performance athletes — those who train for specific goals and sports rather than their overall fitness. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/whoop-fitness-tracker-wearable-review/)
More about Wearable Tech (http://mashable.com/category/wearable-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Professional Sports (http://mashable.com/category/professional-sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Fitness Trackers (http://mashable.com/category/fitness-trackers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Whoop (http://mashable.com/category/whoop/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Fitness App (http://mashable.com/category/fitness-app/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/4SV6pHByiuc
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The wrist-worn fitness tracker, as a category, is well past its zenith.
Even in 2017, fitness trackers are still little more than overwrought pedometers for disinterested users who'll probably ditch them (http://mashable.com/2016/12/07/looking-at-the-state-of-the-wearable-market/) after a few months. Many of these devices, which don't run apps or have most of the capabilities of a smartwatch, have proved capable of basic activity monitoring among casual exercisers and, sure, they may have even helped save a few lives (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/fitbit-saved-womans-life/), but on the whole the insights are typically obvious and don't have much to tell the average user after a week or two.
For high-level athletes, the bands are particularly useless. I've already aired my grievances (http://mashable.com/2017/08/04/wearables-are-useless-for-a-pro-athlete/) about the current state of fitness trackers, but there's an important subcategory of the segment that deserves a closer look: Devices that cater unashamedly to performance athletes — those who train for specific goals and sports rather than their overall fitness. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/whoop-fitness-tracker-wearable-review/)
More about Wearable Tech (http://mashable.com/category/wearable-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Professional Sports (http://mashable.com/category/professional-sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Fitness Trackers (http://mashable.com/category/fitness-trackers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Whoop (http://mashable.com/category/whoop/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Fitness App (http://mashable.com/category/fitness-app/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/4SV6pHByiuc