Man this is probably the most unbiased review of the oura ring. I’m blown away by your honesty and transparency. You give so much insight thank you for Your support.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

🙏️ thanks Alberto, glad to be of service

Wow. It really hit home when you talked about “mental noise”’. It made me think if I just wanna get this device to fill a “void” in my life. Thank you for an honest review.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it resonated with you Kieff - we're bombarded with information nowadays, something has to add a huge amount of value to warrant including it

@emonney578

3 жыл бұрын

This is why I returned my Apple Watch the day after I got it. Just realized it’s not worth it no matter how nifty it is.

@xiaco8309

2 жыл бұрын

@@emonney578 I hear ya. I wish I’d have returned mine. But was too dazzled at how cool it initially was. Sits in a drawer now. Should prob try to sell it ha

@albertoluna1271

2 жыл бұрын

@@xiaco8309 Sell it.

@asanta2023

Жыл бұрын

@@xiaco8309 did you end up selling your Apple Watch?

Good review. Just some extra info after having used the oura ring for 2,5 years now. - I work out with it (including deadlifts) and the ring is sturdy. I can't imagine a situation where the ring would break. It scratches minimally, just like a wedding ring would. - I can download all data from the website and put it into excel or google sheet so I guess from there you can analyse it further - It did give me great insights. Eg. alcohol consumption. Even one glass of alcohol messes up my sleep and without the ring I would have never known that. Also, as a woman it is handy that the temperature tracking also perfectly shows your menstrual cycle. It also gives you warning signs when you're coming down with an illness. It has shown me that steady cardio didn't do much for my fitness level (heartrate at rest didn't drop over time) whereas more vigourous activity does lead to a declining heartrate. What I also noticed, is that my HRV and my heartrate readings are better in summer and worst in december/january. I think that might have something to do with vitamin D levels ? When I wake up at night and get out of bed briefly (eg going to the toilet), I sleep better afterwards (more deep sleep/rem) as opposed to waking up and just staying in bed. So for me those insights have been very useful and it has helped me to become more healthy. I try to get more steps in and go to bed earlier because of the data the ring has shown me. The one downside I find, is that it doesn't track your heartrate during the day, only at night. You can see the intensity (low, middle, high) of your activities during the day, which is kind of a proxy of heartrate. But the aggregate time stamp is 10 or 15 minutes (not sure), so if I go running for half an hour it shows as high intensity. Walking is medium intensity. All in all, I'm very pleased with the Oura ring. I had a watch before but I had difficulty sleeping with it and it gave me a rash. The ring is perfect. If it dies on me, I would definitely buy a new one. PS : extra tip : be clever in ordering the size. I lost weight after I bought my oura ring and it was too loose on one hand. Now I'm wearing it on my other hand. Since I ordered the size of my middle finger I can go up (index finger) or down (ring finger) without problem.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks for this Kathleen! It's an impressive bit of technology if used right

@howthehelldidigethere5113

2 жыл бұрын

Does it tell you how many calories you have burned?

@justblowituponebyone

Жыл бұрын

@@howthehelldidigethere5113 yes it does, gen 3 does at least

"Who'd have thought that your heartrate would actually go up when you're performing CPR in a high-intensity situation?" Made me LOL :D

@adiorableguy5521

2 жыл бұрын

Is that rhetorical? Anything strenuous will raise your BP & HR. 100 compressions in 1 min? It’s tiresome.

@HiitSquadTv23

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@pretz3lverse

2 жыл бұрын

The heck, I looked at this comment at the exact moment he said it. 0_o

I agree with another comment here - you don't see this level of honesty on KZread anymore. Hats off to you and instant subscription after watching 1 video. Always a pleasure to listen to someone who THINKS. Thank you.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Celenino - you'll definitely enjoy our other videos in that case 🙏️

@GuitarraConAndres

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, amazing video! I also subscribed.

@DQ-su6qf

Жыл бұрын

First video & subscribed..Impressed with your knowledge, ability to give an overview of what one’s actually trying to achieve without the aid of external devices…

I love how you adding a philosophical zoomed-out review to your technical one.. This is much needed in this era of devices and features and costly gadgets (in terms of price, attention consumption, and unnecessary dependency)

I came across your video because I was considering this ring. I appreciate how informative you was while still considerate enough not to make this a 20min video. Also, your honesty at the end. Your opinion mimicked exactly what I was thinking. Thank you for making this video.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Victor - I try to edit them down to keep them watchable without droning on! Did you decide not to buy one in the end?

Legit. Exactly what I was looking for. The meta discussion at the end is quite intriguing. Personally, my blood pressure and heart rate will increase if I'm councousious of the measurement. So to your point looking at the screen x times a day and obsessing isn't a good way to go. However, being able to review data in retrospect that was taken unknowingly is extremely helpful for me.

This is a great review! I actually just bought an Oura ring and have had it only about 2 weeks, but I agree that the sleep tracking is very accurate. I also generally agree with what you said about the need for tracking these things, but I'm personally glad I bought the ring because although I feel I'm attuned to my body, I have a tendency to ignore my body when I'm busy (which is all the time) and push myself too hard. So I'm finding that the Oura ring data is helpful to remind myself when I need to recover. And I just find it interesting to see the data and track it over time.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heather 🙏️ - it sounds like you're getting the best of both worlds, and I agree that the best use is having it as an 'alarm' bell for when things get out of hand and we get caught up in our heads too much

@michellethoe7380

3 жыл бұрын

Heather, what are your thoughts now after a bit more time? I am thinking along the same lines as your reply. I would like to know when I’m going too much and need a break instead of forcing myself to work out, ice bath, etc. I would like to think I have an innate sense of that but it gets askew with life. Hope it’s been helpful, still.

@heathergracehanson

3 жыл бұрын

@@michellethoe7380 I've had my ring about 2 months now and I'm still glad I bought it. I do have a tendency to push myself too hard, so it's helpful for me to see the data reminding myself that I'm hurting my health when I do that. I also find it helpful just reviewing the data that gives me more nuanced information. It's easy to know if I feel crappy after a night of little sleep, but I find it helpful to look at the data when I make smaller adjustments in my life, like if I change up my exercise routine or diet slightly, how does that affect me? I love research and data though, so maybe that's just me, but I love it.

@michellethoe7380

3 жыл бұрын

@@heathergracehanson Thank you Heather, appreciate the info 😃

Excellent review sir. I appreciate that you're a medical professional so you know more what you're talking about than Joe Blow doing a review on his new toy. The fact that you acknowledge the validity of some of the analytics while also pointing out that people in general are too distracted in their gadgets while life passes by was refreshing. Keep up the great work

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert - I'm glad it was helpful! There's so much sweetness and inherent joy in deep focus and single-tasking, but our devices are set up to fragment out attention more and more

Loved the review! thanks for going through the software, hardware, and the philosophy of the device itself. I’d have to respectfully disagree with ur opinion on whether we should track our own biological information. Yes, we know what makes someone happier and healthier on average but the whole point of these wearable bio devices is to personalize a healthy plan. Tracking your heart rate variability and how it changes with different life style changes is something that only a device like this can help you with. I think it’s worth the mental bandwidth to assure that you are getting the best sleep and recovery that you can get on a personal level. Thanks again!

I like they way you come to your conclusion. It seems so simple, yet very true. Thank you

Great video and great point, I got an Oura ring recently and will give my own review but I few points I wanted to add: - 1 - sleep tracking is generally VERY off for me, it says I get no REM when I wake up from a night filled with dreams! It thinks I'm awake instead and thus constantly marks my sleep as bad, which means no matter what I do, I NEVER get a great recovery score. - 2 - I appreciate the tracking of HRV, Body Temp and RHR, which is what I use to see how I'm doing, it's essentially all what I'd expect but it's pretty nice to see it in writing. This is still unfortunately not shown properly in their arbitrary "readiness score" - 3 - There are a lot more features I feel like they could add - like for example the ONLY time I take it off is to charge it, or to train. I feel like it would be a simple add-on to just add the workout if I take the ring off, or just give me the option to log it simply. - 4 - The moment feature is ok, but I think is severely limited, like you have very few options to track, NONE of which are a nap, I think this is also an easy extra fix. Overall its nice to have and viewing it as an investment of $1 a day for a year makes it make sense for me, but if I'm honest it hasn't changed much of anything as far as training or anything goes...

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks TJ 🙏️ 1 - interesting about sleep tracking for you, I wonder if it calibrates a wrong baseline for you. It would be good to know what the readiness score consists of specifically. You might be a super still sleeper. 2 - Totally agree 3 - Manual logging or 2-way sync would solve so many of these issues As you say, many easy fixes that wouldn't even require an overhaul from a hardware perspective. But I agree - cool to have, but not sure how it materially affects your inputs apart from increased awareness

@tjrugbymuscle

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness I think increased awareness has it's benefits! I'll go into the scores and stuff on my video, but everything else is "optimal" I think the strangest thing about it is the target market that they are aiming at. I'm not sure if anyone who invested in an Oura Ring is actually getting up and going for "a brisk 3 mile walk" at 8pm to complete an arbitrary activity goal, let alone the fact that even if they do that it's actually benefitting their life.... if that makes sense

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjrugbymuscle True - gamified apps have become so rife that people have fatigued to the effect

@getexposed8912

3 жыл бұрын

Ive seen very good customer support from the company. If you contact them, they can literally view your data and detect the problem. I would give it a shot, if they can tell the problem is on their end, they can replace the ring!

@user-fl5lr1nm5v

3 жыл бұрын

You may want to look at the circul ring, a more medical grade ring that will give you oxygen saturation as well as other metrics. Good luck.

Thank you for your candor and insights - super helpful. I’ve always been interested in my health, but I do agree with you: to what end? I’m fit, I’m a yoga instructor, I already meditate. I have a Muse S which is fine, but damned unsexy when it comes to sleeping, and I find it’s info to be helpful. But I think you’re really right about the need for any of this ... I am reconsidering the purchase. Thank you.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks molly. The muse S also looks like a cool bit of kit, but I don’t think I’m inventive enough to be testing mad experimental things to improve sleep. It’s hard enough to get the basics in place. There’s maybe a place for this kind of thing for elite athletes but most people would use it as a way to procrastinate

Thanks for explaining to me that I don't need it. I was looking forward to buying it thinking it would change my life. In appreciation, I liked and followed.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Sylvan 👊️, you'll love our other vids too

Thanks for talking me out of buying this ring and giving me some things to think about.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

This has been an expensive video for oura 👀

@raskarl

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@mv8771

3 жыл бұрын

Why did this talk you out of it? It was a positive review.

@NapoleonPicard

3 жыл бұрын

@@mv8771 it’s a nice little gadget, but it’s not something you really need either. It’s also way too expensive.

@mv8771

3 жыл бұрын

@@NapoleonPicard getting a handle and insight into sleep quality is PRICELESS

Amazing review. I love how you told the importance to not rely on the technology when you have natural ability to tell when your stress, tired, etc. I had bad memory and I started writing down and making a lot of videos but now my memory has recovering I still do that. The things that I should easily remember as a human I keep making videos and not memorizing it when that’s normal to memorize and it’s everyday things.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad your memory has recovered now - journalling is certainly useful to develop that sense of interoception too 👌

Great review. I must say that some tools (and it's what they are), like oura, can be useful in "reminding" you about the key habits like sleeping, walking and being mindful. They can be very beneficial and centering in the periods of stressful times. That said, there is no replacement for our own internal "compass" - like there are no strict and general good (buy) or bad (don't buy) decision.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more- building the sense of interoception PLUS having the behavioural reminders are the best combination!

I finally purchased Oura as a tool to aid in (significant) weight loss and getting sleep habits in check. Your review solidified my decision. 👍

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful Rebecca 👊️

@mayw2200

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rebecca, I just ordered mine and was wondering how it helped you with weight loss? Was it mainly thanks to better sleep habits? Many thanks!

Awesome video !! Like the approach towards simplicity and minimal distraction. Thanks

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! 👊️

What a great video. Lucid, candid and very informative. Thank you! Helped me make my decision.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

"Lucid, candid and informative" - I'll need to put that on my CV

Great video man! Love the nuanced way of your approach!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man - many more to come the next few weeks, make sure to subscribe 🙏️

I love the advice you gave at the end. I don’t need to spend money and you just made me realize that. Thanks!

Thank you for this video. I was considering buying one of these rings, but now I am not so sure anymore. You are so right, why do we need to track everything, when we already have so many privacy and data issues to think about. It's better to use our inner wisdom to understand how we are feeling, it also helps us to connect to our soul. Unfortunately the trend is to digitalize everything these days, but I will go the opposite way and use my common sense, (something that is becoming more and more rare) instead of technology.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Dusting off our inner wisdom and connecting to our soul is a hugely underrated skill! And the gestalt gut feeling is often already taking into account thousands of variables. Thanks for the comment 🙏️

The conclusion was insanely helpful. I decided against buying a fitness tracker as I realised I don't need it or want it to deregulate my internal triggers for knowing myself. Thank you!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful Filip - as you say, building awareness of the internal triggers is a hugely valuable skill 👊️

Your conclusion helped me out. I was going to buy it but changed my mind. Like you said, we already know what improves us intuitively. it's more important to build that indicator within ourselves. I liked your analogy to trading. I've been trading for a while now and I've found that my trading improved when I removed all the indicators on the chart. It helps to eliminate noise. So I began to see the oura ring as an added indicator in my mental mental bandwidth, which is basically adds more noise in my life. Great review!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Tony! Bandwidth is key 💪 - and that's great about your trading performance. Any resource recommendations?

This was an extremely well put together review of this ring, and I thank you. I purchased this ring after watching your review.

I so loved your review. It was so genuine and so honest and the same time fun to watch. Keep it up. Do more tech reviews, ill def watch all. This is the first video if yours i watched and i loved it.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Rahul, you'll very much enjoy our other vids, with some bangers to come

I have been using this ring since it first came out. Excited about the 3rd generation. I use this strictly for sleep tracking. I find it more accurate than any other device for sleep. I can certainly see how my daily behaviors and habits impact my sleep.

Intuitively I know that I’ve had whoop, Fitbit and Apple Watch over the last decade and I did not exactly get any healthier. Just got more data to obsess over. Thank you. This is wonderful and unbiased and you are exactly right. Also having this one my finger while doing yoga would drive me insane. 😁 Thanks again for a wonderful and helpful , sincere review.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man - If i'm honest, I'm excited by the tech in these devices, but I'm not convinced that they provide a net benefit in terms of behaviour/bandwidth

A very honest and insightful review. Thank you Doc! 😉

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👊️

Starting with the 3, there is a $7 monthly fee to see detailed data in the app, waived if you upgrade from the version 2 ring. $300 for the ring and almost $100 yearly for the life of the device is a concern for many.

@kweenjade01

10 ай бұрын

Oh yaaaa! i forgot about their pay wall. I don't wanna keep buying the same thing lol.

I use it for accountability. I know what to do, but if I don’t have something to tell me or keep me accountable, I won’t do it.

@B-RaDD

2 жыл бұрын

Not being sarcastic but what kinds of things do you need help bring accountable for? On the fence of getting this ring

@rogerregor209

2 жыл бұрын

Accountable on the what please? Exercise?

Best review ever🙇. I hope you grow and get everything you want and seeing your consistency and views on your videos (long videos) I can assure you that time is not too far.

Really appreciated your review, thank you!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👊️ 💍️ - what did you decide on in the end?

@jaxwar5763

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness I decided to continue counting macros and with my lifting program. I agree with listening to basal instinct and identifying what you need. I'll save my money for an iPad for school :) Big thank you again!

Regarding your last section on whether you should buy and why you're tracking - what gets measured gets managed (ideally.)

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

I agree - and we're big on tracking the big needle movers. The question is how can we dial it down to as few, key indicators as possible?

I have watched a bunch of Oura ring reviews on KZread but this one is the best. Thank you for it.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Daniel 👊️ hopefully helped you make a decision

Got me at that trading analogy - absolutely ace!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 👊️ - I *think* it was a concept from Warren Buffett, but I might be misremembering

I REALLY like what you had to say at the end of this video. I couldn't agree more!!! Thank you for a great review!!! 👍

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Boffin 👌

Excellent breakdown and I appreciate your philosophical viewpoint. You touched on a most troubling trend about technology actually being detrimental and counterproductive. What we are searching for is already within our grasp but we are completely oblivious to it. The ever increasing attack on our senses by online streaming of this that and the other has clouded and diluted our perception of the most fundamental of things and now we replace awareness with a never ending search for happiness through the maddening lens of consumerism.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jose - I appreciate it. It seems like the tech is being developed, then a post-hoc rationale created for its use case. The question of 'is this actually helpful for the user' is secondary!

Very good points. I think one reason these trackers are popular is that positive results from lifestyle changes take time to notice while hitting daily targets give that positive feedback quicker. Also, negative consequences of more poor choices also become tangible. The act of tracking itself can be a cue for healthier choices. But this might be too optimistic perspective 😅

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

I agree - as you say they can be great as a behavioural tool if they act as a cue for positive change 💪

Excellent review and conclusions The bit about being in tune with your body w/o the use of tracking devices is overlooked KISS principle Thank you

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Allan - easy to get caught up in the rush these days!

Thank you for this video! agreed, very smart.

Well done on this video man. Funny how I was thinking of doing an impulsive purchase and by the end I realised I don't need to. cheers

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help George! I might change my tune in 3-5 years if these devices start to offer live blood glucose monitoring etc, but I'll keep an eye out

You just helped me to buy this ring and I thank you for your personal and kinda global view on it.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful PB 👊️ it's a cool bit of kit

Great video though. I love how you use the term bandwidth in regards to the mind.

Excellently reviewed, articulated and summarised. The question of whether this is actually a 'need' in day to day life definitely was a penny drop moment; if you're already stressed and overwhelmed, do you really need more data to process and occupy your mind? Probably not..!

Excellent review!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man - was just about to tag you but you're hot off the mark 👌️, what did you decide on?

Thank you for the honest opinion on buying such devices! Helped to NOT ditch that money. I mean: Those bucks would be better spent on books on these topics (fitness, sleep, diet, etc)

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help Till - totally agree that the cash would be well spent on improving sleep environment

What an impressive video! Your sincerity and consideration when it comes to giving us practical advice is on point. The product review was also wonderful, left me without any questions!

@PropaneFitness

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Jeremy, I felt there were too many biased views on this stuff - certainly no brand deals coming my way after this one 😂

@Workhorse4

Жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness our Intentions affect the result of our actions in a direct and indirect manner. You most certainly had the the opportunity the close a deal here, but instead you provided a non biased quality video. That much money would definitely be a big investment for me, I'm young and in a hard position, so you posting a sincere and honest video about the product and its qualities definitely helped me make a decision here. The fact that you even went into the Philosophy of being aware of our own bodies and it's rhythms is an idea that I didn't forget even after a weak of watching your video. Appreciate your content and work!🙏

@PropaneFitness

Жыл бұрын

@@Workhorse4 This kind of feedback is so great to hear, I'm so glad it was valuable and I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of our channel 👊

@happycat3399

10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the way your mind works. I bought a ring tracker because my mother just passed suddenly from a massive heart attack. Several years ago I had been diagnosed with the same heart condition. I want to track my heart health to help my heart mind and body be as fit and strong as possible. Reducing stress, focusing on inner peace and improving my overall BMI markers are my reasons for buying this type of apparatus. Hopefully within 6 months I will have better overall health.

Thanks for the candid review; much appreciated!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

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Great review, hope you can review the 3rd generation Ōura ring and share some of your expertise.👍🏼

Keep it simple and practical. Thanks Doc. I agree.

Great review, after having the oura ring for 2 yrs I threw it away. For me it did exactly what he suggested it would... created more bandwidth and lessened my self awareness and intuition. I do better doing what everyone already knows, (exercise/sleep/diet etc) and doing a morning self reflection. The readiness score did not change my behavior, just gave me more to stress about. I hoped that seeing the numbers would motivate a change but it just made me more stressed about not getting enough deep sleep. You should also know that with most reviews they are part of a referral program and they're hoping you'll buy. They will get a cut, it's a business for them, what incentive do they have to share anything to deter you? I appreciate this review because it's not biased and his conclusion is dead on.

Tracking cortisol and temperature as well as melatonin is great for people that has Circadian Rhythm Disorders. One of the hardest parts for someone with CRDs is to know their rhythm, as the sleep wake cycle after a while diverge from the temperature cycle (and other circadian based functions). So for them easingly being able to track sleep, temperature and hormonial levels are a great help (stuff that others kind of take for granted as they usually are in sync).

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Nice - thanks for sharing your experience with this. I can definitely see the use case with that

Brilliant review - so insightful

Thx for the advice at the end, got me thinking!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

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Great advise really...thank you.

Savage lol good job on the intro calling them out love it lol

Great review!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

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Great review. thank you. Esspecially the end bit. You just saved me £300.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! (sorry oura)

Really good review, nice that you were able to push on getting closer into oneself and ones senses instead of deeper in to a device...

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Tobias! Glad you liked the perspective. I might change my tune on it in a few years if the technology really takes off and we all have a chip in our brain

Hello there thanks for a good video. I just miss that you would compare the ring with a ekg on you to see how accurate the ring is on oxygen level / heart rate and so on. You have the medial equipment to acually make that happen. And I really want to know that the varible heart rate and other values really are reliable before i buy something this expensive. Keep the good work up!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, glad it was helpful. So there is actually a guy who put it to the test for accuracy, related video ‘scientist tests oura’. But I would consider whether this is something you should buy at all

Amazing review brother, excellent advice and the honesty is always a breath of fresh air

@PropaneFitness

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Caleb, appreciate it!

amazing review, thank you so much for being real!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

👊️ always da realest on this channel

That last discussion was really interesting... thanks for exploring it. Made me think.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was food for thought!

Some people like me needs to be constantly reminded and told in order to stay on the track. I envy people who can strong or medium self-control ability to go to bed, meditate and do healthy things. I've been had many of bad habits in my life and having a hard time stay focued or sometimes too focused on things and get sidetracked. Oura ring has made life chaning differences in my life. A very core and basic but the most important habit which is sleep. It really helped so much. Worth every penny for me.

Hi! I found your video very interesting, thank you! Regarding the philosophical question: what would you recommend to a chronically ill person? I'm thinking about buying a health tracking device to keep track and see warning signs that are difficult to detect (for example sleep apnea, irregular hb). I will watch your other videos as well, but in the meantime do you have a recommendation for us spoonies(chronically ill ppl)? Thank you so much! All the best!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

I've not heard the term spoonies before 🥄 But I think in your case it may be useful to track - I don't know the specifics of your illness but as you say, there could be features of a flareup that you could catch early, or triggers that set it off. So more data would be useful in optimising your condition

Loved the insight!!!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

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Hi, just come across this video as i was interested in a Oura ring for sleep tracking and activity. I already have a very expensive top of the range Garmin watch and the data it sometimes pulls through is completely the opposite to actual events i.e sleeping. I was restless last night and found it hard to sleep however the Garmin app says i was asleep from 11PM....... totally not true. So i thought about buying a Oura ring to double check the data and compare. But then i watched your video and you hit the nail on the head for me. Why are you buying into technology when your body is already the best technology you could possibly have. Plus also your comment about mental bandwidth, again you are absolutely 100% right, why do we need to absorb this data and take up even more headspace. There is a good argument to be had for general exercise, training and recovery but for me it boils down to this. If your not looking to run marathons and compete at the highest levels we already know what to do, how to do it and when to do it. Thanks again from a new subscriber!

Loved your prospective to examine why I would consider a fitness tracking device!

@PropaneFitness

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Jayne!

I love your philosophical approach. I know if I slept well or not! The only thing I want is a step counter to have some kind of goal for activity. We have to listen to our bodies. Maybe I should just go for walks and leave it at that in terms of counting steps. Thank you for this honest review.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear - learning to pick up on our body's signals is a dying art!

Using technology like this help me to know myself better and I dont waste time trying useless things or thinking I’m doing good and noticing 6 months later that I was on a « bad path ».

Great insight, thank you :)

It’s nice to see a review that clearly isn’t paid, most you tubers talk about how amazing products are when it’s pretty obvious they’ve used it for a day and been gifted the product

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks AR, I don't make a very good affiliate marketer when I'm losing these guys sales 😂 but I'd prefer to give an objective view - I've got a couple of other product reviews on this channel for things that I genuinely do rate 👌

I have just watched a thorough review of an interesting health/fitness tracker by a doctor... then the word philosophy came up! I think I’m in love 😎

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

💙 glad to hear Matthew

Fair point for potential overall redundancy of the data when we know what we should be doing to live better. I know that if my fit bit sleep score is high on RIM then I feel I can take on more mentally challenging tasks and deep sleep score tends to result in better training at the gym. I find elements of data help me plan my day. Obviously scope for psychosomatic aspect but that applies to most mental/physiology anyway

honestly. amazing video. Keep up the content

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric 🙏️

I use mine to monitor sleep because I have P.T.S.D and night terrors so it's good to know what's going on with my heart through all of that as well so on some level I'm using it to keep my mental health in check too

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

That's a novel use, I love it

DUDE THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH!!! I've been saying this crap but am always met with crickets, regarding the philosophy! and LOL I've been saying the same about trading too!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, sounds like we think very similarly 👌

GREAT reminder at the end of the video to be in tune with yourself. I am a huge proponent of doing that; however, I believe that gamifying good habits can and will have huge positive effects on self growth also. The problem with avoiding technology to exclusively "be in tune with yourself" is #1 it definitely takes practice to master, and #2 it is easy to forget to do. We as humans are incredibly forgetful, so it helps having technology that gently nudges us in the right direction every now and then. Definitely appreciate the reminder to stay in tune with yourself though!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment RM - building that interoceptive capacity is becoming a rarer skill with modern tech!

Your brutal unfiltered honesty on this and talking about "mental noise" has gained you another subscriber

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Ryan 👊️ you'll enjoy our other videos for sure

Thank you for your review I was thinking about getting this for my husband because he wants something else than the Apple Watch to track his heart rate after his heart attack. You just helped us make up our mind’s to get him this because of the five day battery life. Thank you.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how helpful it is as a diagnostic tool but I agree that the battery life of an apple watch makes it very impractical

I think this is a wonderfully helpful review - thank you

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Cee 👌

I had been contemplating on getting this ring. But after listening to you. I've decided not to get . After all what I want to measure and what I'm going to do with the information besides getting stress if something is off or happy if numbers are good and whose to say those numbers are accurate. I'll stick to my $99 Fitbit and stay in tune with my body . If I wake up in a shitty mood or tired well guess what I didn't get a good night sleep. So I think about what could've contributed to that. Was it something I ate, I exercised too late in the evening had too much caffeine watch to much Tic Tok etc. Thank you wakening me up and getting my mind of consumerism

Hey man, just found your channel and this was a fantastic review. Loved the inclusion of the philosophical part at the end because you don’t see that *anywhere* nowadays. Can I ask what your thoughts are on the “bio-hacking” community who is obsessive about tracking and optimizing each quantifiable measure of health? Specifically i’m super confused when I see people worrying about how much EMF radiation they receive from electronic devices... it seems the research on it is primitive and inconclusive of any dangerous effects and yet most reviewers I’ve seen of the Oura ring religiously turn on Airplane Mode as if they aren’t receiving higher Specific Absorption Rates from their phone.. maybe proximity matters, maybe it doesn’t. Would love to hear your thoughts because I believe that philosophically you seem to have a similar perspective as I do on health/fitness. Cheers :)

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man - I'm glad to hear it resonated. From what I've read, EMF does have some measurable effects on mood, sleep quality via modifying calcium channel activity but as you say - how much of that is because of the ring that you wear, and how much is from your neighbours wifi? Is the social cost of doing a ben greenfield and living in a wooden hut off grid really worth it? kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3tryLuLlsLHetI.html

@tophlovr

3 жыл бұрын

I am curious about this as well. I always sleep with my phone a few feet away from me, and I put my watch into airplane mode. The main reason I turn my watch radios off is because; #1 I dont need to receive texts while I'm sleeping. #2 I sleep with my head cupped in my hand if I'm on my side. If I'm on my back my arm rests on the pillow just at the crown off my head. And our head has such sensitive tissues in it that if there were a chance for EMF to mutate a part of our body. I would prefer to keep it elsewhere. #3 I feel I wake up less groggy when I turn it off. On the rare nights where I forget to put my watch into airplane mode I can tell as soon as I wake up. So I know it isn't a placebo. Sleep is the most restorative hours of your life, I will make sure I respect that time. Im not some crystal waving conspiracy theorist. I just know that my body tells me I dont like being berated by EMF all night. I'm interested if you have found anything else as far a research goes. Because I have also noticed that it is such an under researched field and there seems to be no really clear answer. Just conclusions we have to draw for ourselves. So that makes me a little nervous.

This is the first review of the Oura Ring & I think I can stop here, no more needs to be said, thanks for an honest review amongst the blurb of reviews sponsored by this product or that product, changing the subject, I have just quadrupled my steps by moving my smartwatch to my wanking arm!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

😂 I'm glad you enjoyed David!

Great video, humour and knowledge combined!

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jazdeep 👌️🙏️

Thanks for saving me $300. I get 10k+ steps on my Fitbit every day.💪 😂

This is an awesome video. Very informative! Also, what is the whiteboard with 1 2 3 and some type of molecule on top of some red circle and the big 1 with a long arrow at the bottom? LOL

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward 👊️ - great spot on the whiteboard. I draw visual reminders for myself for whatever I'm focusing on that month. That was related to single-tasking and dopamine fasting, which I cover here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Za6hyJeDetrXhaw.html&feature=emb_title

@edwardgonzalez6331

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness Awesome! Thanks for your videos!

Excellent take Doc!

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

🙏️ glad you enjoyed Marios

The "Should you buy an Oura?" section is incredibly well put, very helpful perspective - thank you so much.

@PropaneFitness

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed - something I've been thinking a lot about recently. You'll like some of our more recent vids too I'm sure

You make a lot of sense. I should have watched this BEFORE I ordered the rings.

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee - It's still a great piece of kit!

@leerol1

3 жыл бұрын

@@PropaneFitness I hope so - me and my girlfriend have both ordered 1 each. I'll keep you posted :)

Great review 👏 👏 👏

@PropaneFitness

3 жыл бұрын

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Great honest review, thumbs up!

6:35 facts. I agree. All these big flashy screens and watches that do so much that they are beginning to rival my cellphone..? I don't need or want that. 😢😅

You got a sub and like from me based on your brilliant conclusion.

@PropaneFitness

2 жыл бұрын

I find all this tech very cool and enticing, but bridging that gap to real-world practical application isn't feasible at the moment

Very interesting topic.

Ok, what if you have Narcolepsy type 1 and other mental health issues and think this would be amazing to track for myself and maybe the Doctor all my patterns and hopefully see what helps and does the opposite. Meaning every thing during the day would affect more or less my sleep cycle, which if you know about narcolepsy it's a 24 hour thing not only night time 😕 would you recommend Oura or just a different one? ☺️ Thank you for your video. It just made me feel like this one makes more sence then, for example a fit bit that isn't as precise,...

Cool review dude