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Apple Watch Series 12’s ‘Health Age’ takes on WHOOP’s health tracking

Apple Watch Series 12 now offers a Readiness score for daily preparedness. This new feature analyzes activity, sleep, and vitals data. The device also introduces a Health Age metric for long-term tracking. These advancements position Apple Watch against WHOOP's established health monitoring. The new models offer enhanced health sensing capabilities…

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We asked 300 people which screenless fitness tracker they’d buy, and the results are pretty close

We asked 300 people which screenless fitness tracker they’d buy, and the results are pretty close

We polled Tom's Guide readers which screenless fitness tracker they preferred - the Whoop, Fitbit Air, or Garmin Cirqa - and the results were pretty close.

Whoop launches Meridian, its jewelry-inspired band and its latest way to ensure you never have to take off your fitness tracker

Whoop launches Meridian, its jewelry-inspired band and its latest way to ensure you never have to take off your fitness tracker

Whoop's Meridian bands are composed of Milanese mesh, but they're water- and tarnish-resistant too.

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Heart Rate Variability Explained: What HRV Means for Fitness and Recovery in India

What HRV actually measuresYour heart does not beat like a metronome. Even at rest, the gap between one beat and the next shifts by milliseconds, widening when you exhale, narrowing when you inhale. Heart rate variability is the measure of that fluctuation. A higher variability generally means your autonomic nervous…

The company selling a $3,000 mattress cover that billionaires love wants to become a healthcare company that treats sleep apnea

Eight Sleep wants to turn its consumer sleep data into a healthcare business, but first it has to clear regulatory and clinical hurdles.

Garmin Cirqa vs Fitbit Air vs Whoop 5.0 vs Oura Ring 5: Which fitness tracker should you buy?

After testing four of the most popular screenless fitness trackers, we put them all head-to-head.

Whoop opens its blood-testing service to non-Whoop owners — Garmin, Apple and Oura fans can now use $150 diagnostics test that now includes early cancer screening

Whoop’s Advanced Labs blood-testing service no longer requires a Whoop membership, opening access to Apple and Garmin users.

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After taking on Whoop, Garmin could come for Oura with its own smart ring — and as a Garmin fan, these are the 3 features I want to see

After taking on Whoop, Garmin could come for Oura with its own smart ring — and as a Garmin fan, these are the 3 features I want to see

The Cirqa fitness tracker could soon be followed by a Cirqa smart ring, according to a new leak.

Apple could be the next company to launch a Whoop rival

Apple could be the next company to launch a Whoop rival

The company is reportedly mulling a screen-free version of the Apple Watch

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ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

The week's biggest tech news stories from Samsung, Google, GTA, Netflix and more for August 7, 2026.

I just reviewed the Garmin Cirqa — 5 things you need to know about Garmin’s subscription-free Whoop and Fitbit Air alternative

I just reviewed the Garmin Cirqa — 5 things you need to know about Garmin’s subscription-free Whoop and Fitbit Air alternative

The Garmin Cirqa is like a cross between the Fitbit Air and Whoop 5.0, with better insights than the Fitbit and a lower cost than the Whoop.

Garmin Cirqa review: sorry Fitbit, but this is 2026's best screenless smart band

Garmin Cirqa review: sorry Fitbit, but this is 2026's best screenless smart band

The best screenless tracker overall, beating out the Whoop and the Google Fitbit Air.

Whoop joins fellow premium screenless wearable company Oura in partnering with the Natural Cycles women's health tracking app

Whoop joins fellow premium screenless wearable company Oura in partnering with the Natural Cycles women's health tracking app

Whoop is partnering with the women's health tracking app to sync the tracker's data with its insights

Whoop's women's health update brings fertility tracking to your wrist – here's how to try it for free

Whoop's women's health update brings fertility tracking to your wrist – here's how to try it for free

First a fitness tracker, now a hormone tracker, the humble Whoop does it all

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I’ve spent hundreds of hours testing all the smartwatches and trackers to launch this year — here’s the one I recommend to most people

As a fitness editor, I’ve spent hundreds of hours testing tech this year, and we’re only in July. Here's what I recommend.

Garmin Cirqa review: I wore the screen-free Garmin Cirqa for two weeks, and it's a near-perfect balance between the entry-level Fitbit Air and pro-level Whoop 5.0

The Garmin Cirqa sits nicely between the $99 entry-level Fitbit Air and the serious/pro-athlete-oriented, subscription-mandatory Whoop 5.0, both in terms of price and specs.

More Garmin Cirqa smart band leaks have appeared — this time on a Garmin website

An update to Garmin's Romanian-language site has added fuel to the rumors of an upcoming smart band.

Oura vs Whoop vs Fitbit Air — 5 questions to ask yourself before buying a screen-free fitness tracker

From the Oura Ring 5 to the Fitbit Air to the Whoop 5.0, screen-less health and fitness trackers are more popular than ever.

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Wearable tech used to be cool, but it is slowly becoming a symbol of surveillance capitalism dreck — here's how to save it

As a wearables editor, I can see the signs of body-worn smart tech becoming uncool.

Exclusive: A 21-year-old Stanford grad just raised $11 million to put a hormone lab on your wrist

As Oura and WHOOP expand into women's health, startup Clair Health has raised $11 million to build a wearable designed from the ground up to continuously model hormonal cycles.

Cristiano Ronaldo gives Portugal easy decision about starter status, new data shows

Cristiano Ronaldo has given Portugal an easier decision than expected regarding his starter status at the World Cup

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The fitness tracker England's World Cup squad relies on is on sale for Amazon Prime Day

The smart tech watch is loved by Cristiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy and Michael Phelps

'This looks awesome': there's now an unofficial, open source app for reading Whoop data that doesn't need a subscription

An enterprising developer has released Noop for Android and macOS, a free app to use with Whoop bands.

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This open-source app lets you use your Whoop without a monthly fee

Someone built an open-source Whoop app that doesn't require you to pay a monthly subscription

Google Fitbit Air review: The affordable Whoop alternative hits all the right notes, but its messy AI-powered app holds it back from greatness

Not quite a Whoop killer, but good enough for most people.

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