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Whoop is the fitness tracker I swear by – and it’s reduced in rare Black Friday sale | The Independent

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The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Why trust us? The fitness tracker ‘helped me tweak my routine and wake up feeling genuinely rested’ Black Friday is landing next week (on 28 November), bringing with it discounts on a huge range of products. When it comes to fitness tech and wearables, the sale is the perfect time to snap up pricier items that are rarely on offer. Many brands are launching their deals early, too. Case in point: Whoop. The fitness tracker brand has slashed the price of its annual memberships. Whoop is a wearable that does things a bit differently. Instead of a screen, it comes as a sleek, discreet band that tracks your health 24/7, helping you fine-tune your daily routine. And it really works. Celebrities such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Rory McIlroy swear by Whoop, and it even improved my own sleep. By highlighting habits linked to poor nights, it helped me tweak my routine and wa

When I spoke to Whoop’s founder, Will Ahmed, he said it’s not like other fitness trackers on the market and therefore doesn’t require features that its rivals have come to depend on — like a watch face or a step counter. I’m not arguing with the fact that Whoop has carved out a space of its own, and for this, I count myself among its fans. In May last year, Whoop launched not one but two versions of its fitness tracker — both of these are smarter, smaller, slimmer models with better battery life, aesthetic accessories, and a host of intelligent features. Very little differentiates the Whoop 5.

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