On Thursday, Whoop unveiled the Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG, two new wearables with more in-app health information, longer battery life, and sleeker design.
The two new gadgets from the company are made to be worn 24/7.
The battery life of the Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG is 14 days, which is approximately three times longer than the four to five days that the Whoop 4.0 offers. According to the business, the new hardware has a 60% quicker processor and is 7% smaller than the old model.
Will Ahmed, the founder and CEO of Whoop, stated in a press release, “We’ve taken everything we’ve learned over the past decade and built a platform to help our members perform and live at their peak for longer.”
Following the release of Whoop 4.0 in 2021, this launch represents Whoop’s first significant hardware update. According to a release from Whoop, its new gadgets will assist consumers in comprehending how their everyday choices affect their performance and long-term health results.
Price and tiers
Whoop One, which costs $199 and includes the Whoop 5.0, Whoop Peak, which costs $239 and includes the Whoop 5.0, and Whoop Life, which costs $359 and includes the Whoop MG, are the three annual membership categories. Additional bands and other accessories will cost extra.
Online sales of Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG subscriptions and accessories will begin on Thursday.
Members of Whoop One will be able to measure the effects of different workouts on their muscles and cardiovascular system, as well as sleep, strain, and recovery, using their Whoop 5.0. Additionally, users can monitor their pregnancies and menstrual cycles.
Whoop Peak enhances the fundamental measures. Members may quickly view vitals such as blood oxygen, skin temperature, heart rate, and breathing rate with the Health Monitor function. Additionally, Whoop Peak has a real-time stress meter that allows users to see how stressed they are and, if they want to be more alert or relaxed, to conduct guided breathing exercises.
The company also introduced Healthspan, a service that determines the Whoop Age and Pace of Aging of adult users based on nine variables. A user’s Pace of Aging evaluates how quickly or slowly they are aging based on their behavior, while their Whoop Age compares their physiological age to their actual age.
Weekly updates are made to the Healthspan feature, which gives users advice on how to increase their Whoop Age and Pace of Aging within their smartphone. According to the firm, Whoop collaborated with the Buck Institute for Research on Aging to create this feature.
Whoop Life is the most complete subscription, which grants users access to extra medical-grade health features with Whoop MG.
An electrocardiogram, or ECG, can be recorded by Whoop Life members to identify abnormal heart rhythms such as AFib, a high or low heart rate. After the reading is over, they can send their doctor a PDF of the recording.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the ECG function. Users under the age of 22 or those who have a cardiac pacemaker or other implanted devices are not supposed to use it. At debut, it will be accessible in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar; additional countries are coming soon.
Members of Whoop Life can also receive daily blood pressure insights, including estimated diastolic and systolic ranges. This feature isn’t meant for medical use, diagnosis, or treatment, and users will need to register a conventional cuff-reading as a baseline in order to access it.
According to Whoop, the feature, Blood Pressure Insights, has been in beta testing for a number of years.
