does anyone monitor their sleep with a smart watch?

[Cajundaddy]

I have been wearing an Apple Smartwatch to bed for about 1 year and comparing the analysis to my personal observations. I think it does a pretty great job. It monitors pulse and respiration rate, sleep duration, REM, deep sleep, and core. When I have waking moments like to let the dog out at 3AM it is logged accurately. I think it is a useful tool.

I do snore occasionally and wondered if apnea was an issue. The respiration rate is pretty steady from 12-15/hr so... no apnea.

[cabmandone]

I used to. But I can't stand wearing a watch to bed. I've been thinking about an Oura ring. A doctor/friend told he they'll tell you you're getting sick before you know you're getting sick.

[gacook]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

I used to. But I can't stand wearing a watch to bed. I've been thinking about an Oura ring. A doctor/friend told he they'll tell you you're getting sick before you know you're getting sick.

My buddy and his girlfriend use the Aura rings and swear by them. He tells me it's better/more accurate than his Apple Watch was.

[Seahawk]

We bought a sleep number bed a few months ago...eerie how accurate the sleep cycles the system presented were.

I found my number and turned the rest of the stuff off.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by gacook

My buddy and his girlfriend use the Aura rings and swear by them. He tells me it's better/more accurate than his Apple Watch was.

But then you've got the "Oura Ring finger" and "Apple Watch Elbow" to contend with...

I stopped wearing my apple watch for a while because I swore it was making my elbow hurt. Turns out, it's a thing. It wasn't the cause for me, nor is it likely the cause for others... but it's a thing!

[A930Rocket]

I’m interested in an Apple smart watch, but I don’t want to cough up the money for something I have to take off every day to charge. I wear my watch daily and don’t take it off.

Little Rocket man wears the Oura ring. I just looked at them online and was surprised how expensive they were. I had no idea.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I’m interested in an Apple smart watch, but I don’t want to cough up the money for something I have to take off every day to charge. I wear my watch daily and don’t take it off.

Little Rocket man wears the Oura ring. I just looked at them online and was surprised how expensive they were. I had no idea.

They charge pretty fast and the charge lasts for about two days, or at least mine does. And yeah, the price of the Oura is why I don't wear one now. But the information they can provide definitely has me considering getting one.

[recycled sixtie]

I have a Fitbit Charge6 and it is way cheaper than an Apple watch but gives enough info such as steps, sleep,atrial affib etc. It is about my third Fitbit since buying one about eight years ago.

[Skip Newsom]

I’ve gone though a few Fitbit’s over several years, rarely wore them overnight until the last few months.
I did have the “premium” service for a while then cancelled that subscription.
It gives an amazing amount of data even without the subscription.
Seems pretty accurate, I noticed my SPO2 readings drop to 90% during the early part of our trip to Colorado then gradually creep back up to 95 or better.

Thankfully I got my Moms ability to sleep well for the most part, Dad always had issues with even the smallest noise waking him up, he used to sleep walk also. I stay put until the bladder says HEY THERE!

I’ve noticed the daily readiness ratings seem to reflect my overall feeling for any particular day and the REM time frames reflect when I was dreaming.
How it works is a mystery, seems pretty spot on.

I do like its ability to track walks, time on the elliptical and bicycle rides- recent examples:

[Cajundaddy]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I’m interested in an Apple smart watch, but I don’t want to cough up the money for something I have to take off every day to charge. I wear my watch daily and don’t take it off.

Everything is a tradeoff and there is no way around recharging a smartwatch. I take it off first thing after waking and by the time I finished my coffee it is back to 100%. A pretty simple step really.

[red-beard]

Yep - Samsung Galaxy Watch 6. It looks at HR, HR variability, movement, listens for snoring and oxygen level. It gives you a sleep score based on length of sleep, how much time in the different modes (Light, REM, Deep, etc.).

The watch then take this, combines it with activity level and gives you an energy score as well.

The GW8 does a lot more. I have no need to upgrade.

I also track my BP & Weight with the same Samsung Health program. It tracks steps, activity level, workouts.

During the day, since I wear a regular watch, I wear a Samsung Gearfit 2 which tracks HR, Steps.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

Everything is a tradeoff and there is no way around recharging a smartwatch. I take it off first thing after waking and by the time I finished my coffee it is back to 100%. A pretty simple step really.

Same here, my Samsung 7 lasts 2.5 days on a charge so its not a problem.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

Everything is a tradeoff and there is no way around recharging a smartwatch. I take it off first thing after waking and by the time I finished my coffee it is back to 100%. A pretty simple step really.

Well, the solution is to have 2 watches...

I have a Smart Watch for night and a Fitness tracker for during the day. So one is always on the charger. I still have 2 x GW6 but I like the small Samsung Gearfit 2 since I wear a regular mechanical watch on my left wrist.

[A930Rocket]

So what model Apple smart watch do you guys have? I saw one that had a sports band, I think it was… a Velcro strap. I thought that would be quick and easy to put on.

[vash]

My Garmin goes 11 days. It gets some boost via solar.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

So what model Apple smart watch do you guys have? I saw one that had a sports band, I think it was… a Velcro strap. I thought that would be quick and easy to put on.

Mine is a non cellular series 8. You can get whatever band you want for the watch on Amazon.

[Seahawk]

We went with a Sleep Number bed last year in South Carolina. We liked it so much we bought one for the farm as well. (still splitting time).

My wife has the app that does the sleep analysis and it seems to track. Once we got it dialed in, we turned off the "bedbot".