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Date : Thu Oct 10 2024 15:45:05

Finally! Whoop is adding Steps tracking to its wearables after almost a decade

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Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:42:27 +0000

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Whoop is finally adding Steps tracking to its wearables.

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Popular fitness tracker Whoop is finally adding Steps tracking to its line of 
wearables after almost a decade, a remarkable about-face and a feature users 
have been clamoring for. 

The company announced the move this week, revealing that Steps will allow 
Whoop users to track daily steps, set movement goals, and view trends over 
time. 

Since its launch in 2015, Whoop has purposefully eschewed step tracking, the 
company noting "it was considered a less precise measure of overall health." 

However, Whoop now says that recent studies from 2022 and 2023 " have shown 
that daily step counts are closely linked to reduced risks of illnesses such 
as heart disease, obesity, and depression." The company says that in response 
to these findings and feedback from its members, the company is adding Steps 
to Whoop. Steps finally arrive on Whoop (Image credit: Becca Caddy) 

Whoop says Steps, available now to all Whoop members, will track movement 
automatically, displaying a step count in the My Dashboard section of the 
home page on the app. Users will also get weekly, monthly, and twice-yearly 
trends, as well as notifications for records. 

Taking to X, CEO Will Ahmed revealed why he changed his mind on Steps are he 
"spent a decade bashing the metric." 

Beyond research linking step counts to improved health, he said that "members 
really wanted it" and that "I got tired of hearing that people would wear 
another device in addition to Whoop solely to get Steps, which is a lousy 
member experience." 

Ahmed further added that Whoop's Strain metric, a measurement of 
cardiovascular and muscular exertion, would not be affected by the addition 
of Steps, adding "We can measure Steps AND Strain. It doesnt need to be an 
OR. Members who want it can use it, others can remove it." 

Steps is available now to all Whoop members as a beta, with updates on the 
way in the coming months. You may also like The surprising reason this elite 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/finally-whoop-is-adding-steps-trackin
g-to-its-wearables-after-almost-a-decade


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