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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emilie Lavinia

I wore the Whoop 5.0 non-stop for a month and it’s the best wearable health coach I’ve tried

VO2 max can help you track if your endurance is improving - (Emilie Lavinia/The Independent)

The highly anticipated Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG launched last year, bringing a host of new features to the brand’s distinctive screen-free wearable. While both bands continue to stand apart from the best fitness trackers by focusing on distraction-free data collection, their upgraded features have helped secure their place among the best devices on the market, especially for those looking to better understand performance metrics such as VO2 max, a key measure of aerobic fitness and endurance.

But how good is the Whoop 5.0, and is its more advanced (and more expensive) sibling, the Whoop MG, worth the upgrade? As a fitness editor, I wanted to find out whether the brand’s latest wearable could genuinely help me train smarter.

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