Is a WHOOP or similar biometric band worth wearing?
Answer
For a while it was, for me. Unlike most fitness bands the WHOOP is built around strain, recovery and sleep rather than around step counts, which makes it more like a mirror than a scoreboard: it tells you what yesterday cost you. I used its trend data to prepare for a 235KM ride. In 2026 it is the one sensor that stayed when the smartwatch went: no screen, two weeks of battery, and it recognises a run or a ride by itself.