The body · Gear

Recommended Gear

The devices and tools in daily use

• WHOOP 5.0 (Peak plan)WearableA screen-free strap worn around the clock. It tracks heart rate, HRV, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, skin temperature and blood oxygen, and turns them into daily recovery, strain and sleep scores. Subscription based
• Withings Body CompSmart scaleBest read first thing in the morning, after emptying the bladder. Weight, body composition (fat, muscle, bone, water and visceral fat) and cardiovascular readings, standing heart rate and vascular age among them, synced to the Withings app and Health Connect
• Eight Sleep Pod 3SleepA mattress cover that heats or cools each side of the bed through the night. Used here for temperature control; sleep tracking comes from the WHOOP
• Gravity BlanketSleepThe original weighted blanket: steady, even pressure across the body that many people find settling at bedtime