The Smartwatch on Your Wrist Is a Measuring Instrument Nobody Calibrated

I think for most folks it can take a little while to find your way around the limitations of today’s wearables and then be able to use the data to tweak metabolism.

So far, using Oura 3 and a couple of Garmin watches, I’ve found Oura to be more accurate with sleep reporting, although they both get it wrong and sometimes consider sitting quietly through a non-action movie as a “nap”. Still, I prefer Garmin for not having the gall to charge subscription fees just to find out what time it is.

I am encouraged also that Garmin has made their data somewhat user accessable. Garmin Personal API

Now all I gotta do is learn how to program Python.