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Get real time feedback on your training and recovery routines

Step into any CrossFit gym, and you're probably going to see this fitness wearable.

Get real time feedback on your training and recovery routines

Step into any CrossFit gym, and you're probably going to see this fitness wearable.

>> STEP INTO ANY CROSSFIT GYM AND THIS IS USED BY ANY OTHER CROSSFIT BANDS. IT IS NOW BASED IN BOSTON. >> WE BUILT IT OUT OF THE HARVARD INNOVATION LAB. THIS WILL KICKSTART KICKSTARTER THE COMPANY. >> THIS IS A CAPTAIN OF THE HARVARD SQUASH TEAM. HE BECAME DETERMINED TO FIND A WAY TO IMPROVE HUMOR AND PERFORMANCE WHILE IN COLLEGE. >> I WAS THE ONE THAT USED TO OVER TRAIN. I GOT INTERESTED IN HOW YOU COULD PREVENT OVERTRAINING. HOW COULD YOU ULTIMATELY PERFORM BETTER AS AN ATHLETE? THIS IS A TRAINING AND >> IT MEASURES HEART RATE, HEART RATE VARIABILITY, SKIN CONNECTIVITY, THE TEPID AND ACCELEROMETER. >> THAT MEANS THAT IT KNOWS WITH INCREDIBLE ACCURACY WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR BODY, HOW HARD YOU ARE WORKING AND RECOVERY. >> COACHING, WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? IT CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TODAY TO BE A BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF. THE GENERAL IDEA IS TO WORK REALLY HARD. I THINK THAT IS REALLY EASY TO OVER TRAIN. >> THIS IS HOW RECOVERED SHE IS. >> IF I HAD A LONG DAY OF TRAINING PLANNED AND I WAKE UP WITH 40% RECOVERED OR LESS, I CAN ADJUST FROM THERE. THIS IS HOW HARD YOU’RE WORKING. YOU CAN PROGRAM IN AN ACTIVITY AND THAT THE DEVICE DETECTED ONCE YOU BEGIN. >> STAR ACTIVITY. >> WATCH YOUR -- START ACTIVITY. >> BEFORE, I WAS NOT VERY AWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT RECOVERY WAS. THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING IT SHOWED ME. >> TWO OF OUR FIRST -- >> THE CUSTOMER BASE IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING. >> THEY ARE TRYING TO OVERCOME THE STRESS, THEY’RE TRYING TO GET MORE SLEEP, THEY TRAVEL A LOT. SURGEONS, DOCTORS, COPS, FIREMEN. >> THE BAND IS MEANT TO BE WORN ALL THE TIME. QUITE THE BATTERY SLIDES ON. >> WEARING THIS FOR 40 MINUTES GIVES YOU A BATTERY LIFE. >> BECAUSE YOU NEVER TAKE IT OFF, AESTHETICS ARE IMPORTANT. THERE IS A MYRIAD OF COLOR AND FABRIC CHOICES. >> WHICH BAND DO YOU LIKE THE MOST? >> YOU CAN GET IT ON WHOOP.COM. THIS IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. >> REMEMBER TO OPTIMIZE YOURS, PLAY HARD BUT ALSO SLEEP. >> WEARABLES SUCH AS WHOOP ARE THE NUMBER ONE FITNESS TREND IN
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Get real time feedback on your training and recovery routines

Step into any CrossFit gym, and you're probably going to see this fitness wearable.

Whoop is a fitness strap that was adopted early on by some of the greatest athletes of our time, including LeBron James and Michael Phelps. It collects physiological data 24/7, and is designed so it never has to be taken off.

Whoop is a fitness strap that was adopted early on by some of the greatest athletes of our time, including LeBron James and Michael Phelps. It collects physiological data 24/7, and is designed so it never has to be taken off.

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