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I got the new Oura Ring 4 a couple weeks ago and have been wearing it every day since it arrived! I wasn’t sure how much I would like it, but I knew I needed a product like this in my life. I’m not in the best shape right now, so anything that helps motivate me to move more and become more active, is good and something I need.The ring arrived quickly, within just a couple of days of shipping, and was well-packaged, in a nice little sturdy cardboard box, carefully protected to avoid any damage in transit. Unboxing the ring was exciting and the minimalist, elegant packaging made it feel like a premium product right from the start. Inside the box, the ring was securely positioned on the charging base, with the charging cable held in place around the charging base. ... MoreI got the new Oura Ring 4 a couple weeks ago and have been wearing it every day since it arrived! I wasn’t sure how much I would like it, but I knew I needed a product like this in my life. I’m not in the best shape right now, so anything that helps motivate me to move more and become more active, is good and something I need.The ring arrived quickly, within just a couple of days of shipping, and was well-packaged, in a nice little sturdy cardboard box, carefully protected to avoid any damage in transit. Unboxing the ring was exciting and the minimalist, elegant packaging made it feel like a premium product right from the start. Inside the box, the ring was securely positioned on the charging base, with the charging cable held in place around the charging base. The ring comes with clear instructions that make getting started simple and straightforward for anyone. It’s pretty obvious that Oura pays attention to presentation and user experience, with the packaging offering a great first impression of their product.The setup process for the Oura Ring 4 is really easy. I popped the ring on to the charging base, connected it to power, and let it charge fully for a few hours, before doing anything else. This step is crucial to maximize battery life and to make sure the ring is ready to be used and won’t run out of power during the first few days as it works to calibrate your body activity and get to know you and how your vitals. The charging process itself is really quick, and so far it seems that a full charge lasts me about a full week, which is a lot longer than any other wearable health tracking devices I’ve tried in the past. Pairing the ring to the Oura app on my phone was easy and only took a few minutes. Once it’s all charged, and paired with the app, you are ready to start using your new “health companion”.Aesthetically speaking, the ring itself is a good looking piece of technology, in fact, I’d go as far as to say that the Oura Ring 4 is stunning. I chose the gold finish, for a touch of elegance and class, in my opinion, and the polished finish gives it a sleek and stylish look that blends perfectly with your normal jewelry, which I do wear. At a glance, and even when you take a good long look at it, it really looks like a traditional gold ring, which I love. Sliding it on for the first time, I immediately noticed how smooth and comfortable it felt on my finger. The titanium shell on both the inside and outside makes a huge difference. It’s solid without being bulky, and the rounded inside makes it easy to take on and off. When you wear the ring, there is a small notch on the outside that you need to keep positioned towards the palm side of your hand. It’s the LED light that lights up when charging or when the power is low. I like that you can feel the notch, ever so slightly, so that you can verify it’s in the correct position even if you can’t see it in a dark setting. Over the past two weeks, I’ve been wearing it through all my daily activities, while sleeping, during my workouts and even while cleaning house, and after all that it still looks as good as new. Despite a few accidental bumps, there aren’t any major scratches yet, which is a really good sign and a signal of its durability and how well it’s going to look months and years from now. One small suggestion, for a future model, is that I wish the titanium finish wrapped around the edges to give it a truly seamless, solid-gold look. You can see the layers on the edge of the ring, but you do have to look pretty closely to see them.This ring is my very first fitness ring, although I have used fitness watches in the past. While watches are packed with great features to track your health, I never really stuck with them. It’s just not comfortable for me to wear a watch all day and night, especially when sleeping. With the Oura Ring, it took just a couple of nights to get used to wearing it while sleeping, but now I don’t even notice it’s there. I really appreciate how light and comfortable it is, yet it packs all the fitness and health-tracking power of a full size watch. It really is a perfect design for a fitness product.The functionality and amount of data you get from the Oura app is huge! From sleep stages to daily readiness and stress levels, the app gives me an incredible amount of information at my fingertips. Information I can use to make myself healthier and challenge myself to be more active. The insights it offers are easy to understand, even for someone new to fitness rings or fitness trackers in general. Not only does the app provide all of your vitals data, it also makes suggestions on how to improve yourself and it alerts you if something looks wrong or you might need to check on something. It notices changes in your routine and it flags those moments, asking you to provide details about what you were doing differently at the time. Whether that be working out, walking the dog, or maybe you were in a stressful situation, an argument or got some bad news. YOu can let the app know what is happening so that it better tracks that type of activity in the future. I’m so happy to have access to my vitals all in one place now, and with reliable insights that I can trust, and are only going to get better over time. I’m especially impressed with the sleep tracking features, giving me the ability to learn more about a part of myself that was previously impossible, well, because I’m sleeping, lol. I’ve been able to see patterns in my sleep quality which helps me make smarter choices about when to wind down or how my day affects my rest and how my rest affects my day.This ring is a game changer for me. Giving me constant access to my health information has already made a difference in my routine. As somebody who works from home, I tend to sit for long periods of time at my computer, but now, the Oura app notifies me when I’ve been sitting for too long and lets me know that I need to get up and take a quick walk, or stretch. I’m a little out of shape and looking for ways to improve my fitness, and the Oura Ring feels like a personal health coach right on my finger. It’s a great reminder to stay active and listen to what my body is telling me. The readiness score, in particular, has been a useful gauge to know how prepared I am for physical activity each day, and it motivates me to take it easy when I need to recover or push harder when I’m well-rested. I’m so happy to have this ring, and I really don’t have any bad things to say about it.After about two weeks with the Oura Ring 4, I honestly couldn’t be more pleased. It’s a powerful piece of technology, wrapped in a beautiful, durable design, with a user-friendly app that brings all of my health data together in a meaningful way that’s easy to understand and put into action. I’d recommend this ring to anyone interested in taking charge of their health, whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or just looking to improve your overall well-being. The Oura Ring 4 is a high-tech, 24/7 health coach that fits on your finger, and I’m excited to have it as part of my daily life. Thank you Oura!

I am in love with this new Oura Ring 4. Not only does it eliminate some of the annoyances of the Oura Ring 3 that I will mention, but it just seems to integrate perfectly into my active and on the go lifestyle. I am also an Apple Watch user, but I find that I am inconsistent about wearing my Apple watch all day and I strongly dislike wearing watches in bed. Therefore, a fitness/health ring is exactly what I needed to get full 24 hour, go anywhere health metrics information and to keep myself accountable to my fitness goals like total daily steps.Unboxing and set-up: As with the Oura Ring 3, OURA has managed to ensure that the packaging is minimal, discrete, and environmentally friendly. In the box were some printed instructions, the ring, the excellent and sturdy ... MoreI am in love with this new Oura Ring 4. Not only does it eliminate some of the annoyances of the Oura Ring 3 that I will mention, but it just seems to integrate perfectly into my active and on the go lifestyle. I am also an Apple Watch user, but I find that I am inconsistent about wearing my Apple watch all day and I strongly dislike wearing watches in bed. Therefore, a fitness/health ring is exactly what I needed to get full 24 hour, go anywhere health metrics information and to keep myself accountable to my fitness goals like total daily steps.Unboxing and set-up: As with the Oura Ring 3, OURA has managed to ensure that the packaging is minimal, discrete, and environmentally friendly. In the box were some printed instructions, the ring, the excellent and sturdy charging base, and the USB-C charging cable. Set up with the Oura app was ultra simple with step-by-step instructions to get you started. I selected to integrate the Oura app with my Apple Health app and information to keep health metrics updated across the board. As a note, if you are interested in getting a spare Oura Ring charger, they are size and model specific but can be acquired for around $60 on the Oura website for this ring. With the insane battery life though, I am adequately assured I will have no need for a spare charger at this time.Ring Build quality: This Oura Ring 4 is a MAJOR upgrade from the Oura Ring 3. It is thinner, seems to be made in a sturdier manner with full titanium (e.g., feels less “plastic-y”) and it does not have the annoying and often painful prominent internal sensor nubs of the Oura Ring 3. It is smooth inside and out with recessed sensors (opposite of protruding!) and is overall incredibly discrete, save for one small vertical indented line on the outside surface to help you visually and tactilely line up the ring’s sensors centered on the palm side of your finger as Oura recommends. The stealth finish of this ring is incredibly handsome and, from a distance, could easily be mistaken as a high-quality tungsten ring or other darker-finish metal ring. I elected to use the measuring kit to fit my Oura ring to my ring finger on my left hand to replace my preferred silicon wedding bands I normally wear as a frequent gym goer and vehicle enthusiast. The stealth finish has thus far held up really well to the stresses of the gym, but it is unfortunately getting some light scratches on the outside surfaces from the knurling on barbells and dumbbells. Oura themselves recommends that users wanting to avoid scratches may want to remove the ring during weightlifting sessions. I think this is reasonable and leaves it up to the user whether they care that much about the aesthetics of the ring or not. Maybe one day they will make a premium finish that is designed for the rigors that individuals like mechanics and weightlifters will put their rings through.Fitness Monitoring: As far as my testing has gone, I feel that this ring is highly accurate in both its counts of steps and its measurement of HR and blood oxygenation. I work in the medical field, and I have access to medical grade vital measurement devices, and thus far this ring is always within margin of error accurate on HR and blood oxygenation. Whatever witchcraft gyrometric technology they have built into this ring; my step counts seem to be in line with my Apple Watch if not sometimes higher by a few hundred steps a day. This works for me and again, because this ring is on my hand almost every hour of every week, I prefer the step counts I am getting from it. I am on an active health journey (16 pounds lost so far!) and aim for 7,000-10,000 steps a day. This watch helps me keep those steps counted and even encourages me to do more if I am well rested and I have a high readiness score on the app. I like this feature as it sort of feels like having a personal wellness coach right to hand at all times. I have used the ring to measure my VO2 max score and I got 44 (woohoo!) doing their 6-minute walking test in the app. It will be great to track my VO2 max as the current great thinkers in medicine like Dr. Peter Atilla highly emphasize high VO2 max as a health metric for longevity. The ring also does a reasonably good job of tracking my workouts. My Apple Workouts flow into the Oura app via the Health app integration. I sometimes find that, unfortunately, the Health app information sends over my phone’s data and not my watch’s workout data, which means that in activities like weightlifting where my phone is rarely on my body, I get severely under-measured calorie burn that can’t be edited in the Oura app. My solution to this is to use the Oura ring app’s “record workout HR” feature and to just select walking (there is no weightlifting support for activities monitored yet) while I am in my weightlifting sessions. The calories burned that the Oura app tracks as well as HR measurement line up with my Apple watch Workout tracker and have given me the confidence to start leaving the Apple watch at home and track with my ring only.Health monitoring: I will not go into detail of every feature of the app, but there are a couple of key developments in the app that I am really coming to appreciate. One is the tracking of daytime stress and recovery. The Oura ring has helped me realize that in spite of my generally low resting HR, the ring is detecting I spend time in the “stressed zone” a lot of the day and do not relax much at all, let alone get any daytime restoration. I am going to start using this information to be more intentional about working in relaxation time during the day and to try to even meditate during my lunches as a means to slough some of my stress off. As for how the ring tracks my sleep, it subjectively seems very accurate to me. I can certainly see the difference in the nights when it is my turn to look after our 6-month-old and I am getting up 2 or 3 times a night to do baby cares, versus the nights I sleep through the night. This ring has other useful health features that will interest most people. One is that you can opt to select nighttime blood oxygen monitoring. This can be useful for detecting if you are possible dealing with sleep apnea or other nocturnal hypoxic events that need further screening and consultation with your medical provider. This comes at the cost of reduced battery life, but to me it is worth it. This ring also is capable of tracking body temperature which can be useful for tracking whether you are possibly becoming sick and can also help females monitor their menstrual cycle.Altogether, this ring is a perfect fitness and overall health device that I think will interest many people, particularly in terms of the upgrade of this ring model in quality and battery life. As a healthcare worker and fitness enthusiast, I have no critiques to offer, only excitement and enthusiasm to have this ring in my health monitoring arsenal! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy your purchase! Remember to get the ring fitment kit first to determine what the right size is for you since they ring sizes do not always perfectly match up with typical wedding band size etc.

I didn't know what to expect initially as this is my first smart ring. The Oura ring 4 is on the larger side compared to regular rings and other competitors. I compare it to a class ring although it's lighter and feels a bit like plastic. Although it is made of Titanium, it is very lightweight and doesn’t feel like it is metal. The ring does take some time to get used to (took close to two days for me personally) as the band is wider.Setting up the ring after unboxing it was very easy; I installed the Oura app on my phone and walked through each of the steps on the app. It was as simple as sliding the ring onto its dock (small square with the outline of the ring), creating an Oura account, answering a few questions about your health including goals and about your ... MoreI didn't know what to expect initially as this is my first smart ring. The Oura ring 4 is on the larger side compared to regular rings and other competitors. I compare it to a class ring although it's lighter and feels a bit like plastic. Although it is made of Titanium, it is very lightweight and doesn’t feel like it is metal. The ring does take some time to get used to (took close to two days for me personally) as the band is wider.Setting up the ring after unboxing it was very easy; I installed the Oura app on my phone and walked through each of the steps on the app. It was as simple as sliding the ring onto its dock (small square with the outline of the ring), creating an Oura account, answering a few questions about your health including goals and about your sleep, and accepting a few permissions from the app to track your health data. Once this is complete, you are able to start wearing the ring and it will start tracking your movement, heartbeat, and more. One thing I'd like to point out is to begin tracking your exercises and activities automatically, you will need to accept all of the Oura app's permissions. Initially I believed I did but I went into my activity history for the day and noticed there were additional permissions for the app that I missed. After enabling them, it began to track my physical activity pretty well (more details below).The ring tracks 5 main categories of your health: readiness, sleep, activity, heart rate, and stress. Readiness details your energy for the day based on sleep data and heart rate variability and gives recommendations on how to go about your day. Sleep, if the ring is worn while you sleep, keeps track and shows your sleeping patterns and heartbeat while you sleep. Activity presents your activities throughout the day as well as estimated calories burnt and number of steps taken throughout the day. Heart rate displays your heart rate throughout the day in 30 minute increments and is further segmented based on multiple categories such as your average heart rate and it's range while asleep and during activities. Stress is calculated and not available until after wearing your ring for a week but gives recommendations based on a calculated amount of time it measured you were stressed. It is calculated based on your heart rate variability, heart rate, motion, and body temperature. All categories are shown with a score and are updated throughout the day based on activities. Each of these categories is tracked through the multiple sensors the ring has including red, green, and infrared LEDs as well as a digital temperature sensor and accelerometer. The different sensors measure blood and oxygen levels, heart rate and heart rate variability, respiration rate, temperature, movement, and activity. While listing some of the sensors, I would also like to point out that the Oura 4 can be used in water up to 100 meters and in saunas. It is not recommended to use when diving though.Since I was mainly interested in using this ring for fitness reasons, there were a couple of things I wanted to point out about it. One, I definitely prefer using it over my smartwatch when exercising and weight lifting. It was more comfortable for me personally and was easier to wear throughout the day and when sleeping (to track my sleeping schedule). Two, I liked how you are able to track exercises. You can specify the specific exercises you completed throughout the day and have a record of the time it took you to complete the exercise (start and stop times). Oura has over 80 different activities listed that you can choose from and help calculate how many calories are burned based on the time and intensity of the exercise. For a much shorter list of exercises, including walking, running, and cycling, you are able to record a much more precise exercise and can set a timer.Wearing the ring made me realize how often I was up and moving throughout the day and helped encourage better health lifestyle choices like walking and exercising regularly. This was mainly my personal choice but through the app and it tracking various health data, it helped put into perspective some of my fitness goals and changes I needed to make to reach them. I also wanted to point out that having the ring as a wearable does not replace having a smartwatch (since its main use is to check the time. I personally found it much more comfortable to wear for extended periods of time as compared to a smartwatch although it does not fill in some of the features especially quickly checking notifications and checking the time and date quickly. There are more features that I personally don't need vand haven't used including insights specifically for women like period cycles and probable fertility windows but find helpful for my other half if she were to begin using it. Lastly, as for it's battery life, I wore it for close to 7 days consecutively, only taking it off each day to shower, and it survived with about 2% of battery left. It included me wearing it during exercises and while asleep.Some of the things I would love to see in Oura’s next generation ring would be a small vibration sensor embedded within the ring to notify you of notifications (specifically calls and messages). Another thing I would personally enjoy is the possibility of switching out the “outer shell” of the ring to add customization options such as changing the color from gold to silver or matte black and such. (Another note I would like to make was that I have the ring in the gold color option and, based on others’ comments, received my ring in good condition and is a true golden color, not bronze or orangy). As for the app side of recommendations, I would recommend adding exercises, activities, or goals as recommendations that can be completed throughout the day based on fitness or health goals one has. Additionally, it would be nice to see more types of exercises within the list of activities that can be logged as completed and for calorie burn accuracy.Now for the cons. The biggest con or complaint is the associated membership costs with using the Oura app ($6 monthly). Without the membership, the data presented through the Oura app is very limited and, based on their website, only gives access to the ring battery data, three daily Oura scores, basic profile information, app settings, and the Explore content section within the app. Additionally, the Oura API cannot be used, closing the door for accessing your health data with other apps, but you can still download all of your personal data through Oura on the Web in a csv or json format. Second, I noticed there were times where an activity was not tracked automatically. There were instances where I was doing weight training exercises and found that it was not marked on the app. Other times were I walked, ran, and started other exercises it was able to track well but not necessarily the times my heartrate spiked due to weight training. I would have to manually enter the activity in the app and the duration of it to log my exercise correctly.Last but not least, Oura does give some information about what it does with your health data it collects and does happen to specify in several cases the data it specifically uses for which purpose. On their website, it mentions that the health data can be used for their services, research and development to improve their products, marketing, for customer service communications, and for third party integrations (although how those services happen to use the data depends on their own privacy policies). Oura's site also adds that some data is “privacy-enhanced” including being anonymized to the point where it is no longer considered tied to someone specifically and that it complies with US state and federal data protection laws. If this still makes you a little weary, users are also given the option to submit a data subject request to “access, delete, or rectify their personal information.”Overall, I find the Oura 4 to be a very comfortable smart wearable, especially if you're looking into improving your fitness and health. While it's not a replacement for a smart watch, there are some added benefits and can even double as a wedding band.