My hubs asked me what I want for my birthday. I really want to go to Monument Valley, but that’s not really an easy option. I would also like a trip to our property camping with friends so we are making plans for that. That one is a lot easier.
I wasn’t really sure if there was anything else I wanted as in a traditional gift. I am super happy with my handbag game right now so that’s not on the list. And, let’s face it, I am not good at gifts. But…I think I found what I want!
I was poking around on Amazon in preparation for a Halloween party at work, and the new Oura ring caught my eye when I hit the homepage in the app. I have been a long time Fitbit user and at Christmas started using my Apple Watch, but the ring seems cool and has some additional appeal to it. It’s a new way to track health in a new app and with a new reminder right there in your hand. I really want to try it out. The app seems pretty cool, and it does integrate with Apple Health for whatever that’s worth. Sadly, the biggest thing I do with the watch is just look at the rings. I think Apple makes it too difficult to just look at steps. Curious how the Oura ring is in that respect.
The Oura app seems to be better at sleep tracking and readiness which I am excited to see. Sometimes I am awake for 30 minutes in the morning, and my watch asks me if I am awake. Clearly I don’t feel like it is as good at determining if I am awake. Oura also does cycle tracking and integrates body temp. I just feel like I have so much to learn!! And the ring is designed for health and fitness whereas my watch is designed for productivity.
You can order a ring sizing kit to see what size works best for you and see how you like the feel of the ring since it’s a little chunkier than a normal ring. I really like that because sometimes it’s just hard to know how the sizing it let alone the feel for something like this. They suggest you wear a sample ring for 24 hours so you capture how your ring size fluctuates throughout the day. I think I know which I want, but I am wearing the sample size to make sure I like it and it’s comfortable. The $10 cost of the sizing kit is automatically reduced from the price of the ring if you buy from Amazon so it’s totally worth it to really try it out.
I think I will order myself the silver ring for my birthday. 🙂