I’ll admit it: The Whoop band intimidated me. It came into my orbit about six years ago, and I kind of wanted it to disappear. The fitness-tracking screenless wearable is geared heavily toward serious athletes. I’ve always had imposter syndrome about my athletic ability, so I avoided the Whoop band — it had, and still has, a lot of metrics that felt intimidating to me as a mere mortal.
The Apple Watch, on the other hand, is like that approachable friend who speaks to you on your level — much more my speed six years ago.
But after seeing how many Whoop owners love the band, it was time to confront what intimidated me and see if it could beat my Apple Watch Series 11. Two months later, the Whoop has transformed the way I work out and surfaced insights about my own body that I had been missing. Don’t mistake this for a
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