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WHOOP Strain

Monitor your heart rate 24/7 with insight into how strenuous your training and day is to better understand the exertion put on your body.

HOW WE MEASURE STRAIN

Strain is a true measure of how much stress you're putting on your body, both mentally and physically. WHOOP Strain is measured on a proprietary scale of 0 to 21 and can be affected by things like exercise, work, anxiety, running errands, parenting, and more.

HOW WE MEASURE STRAIN

Strain is a true measure of how much stress you're putting on your body, both mentally and physically. WHOOP Strain is measured on a proprietary scale of 0 to 21 and can be affected by things like exercise, work, anxiety, running errands, parenting, and more.

Light Strain (0-9)

This level of exertion indicates room for active recovery with minimal stress being put on the body.

Moderate Strain (10-13)

This range indicates moderate stress is being put on the body which helps maintain fitness.

High Strain (14-17)

This level of exertion indicates increased stress and/ or activity which can help build fitness gains in your training.

Overreaching (18-21)

This range indicates all out training or a day full of activities which put significant stress on the body and may be difficult to recover from in the following day.

TRACK YOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITY

The harder your body works, the higher your strain. View your weekly activity trends at glance with insight into daily strain, average heart rate, and calories burned.

TRACK YOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITY

The harder your body works, the higher your strain. View your weekly activity trends at glance with insight into daily strain, average heart rate, and calories burned.

Day Strain

Understand how much stress is being put on your body from everything that happens during and outside of training.

Average Heart Rate

Keep track of your heart rate throughout the day and view the average beats per minute at a glance.

Calories

Track how many calories you burned throughout the day and monitor caloric burn over the previous week.

AUTOMATICALLY TRACK ACTIVITIES

WHOOP detects activities automatically. Your daily activities factor into your overall day strain to give you a full picture of your body’s performance. Tilt your phone horizontally for a real-time view of your raw heart rate data, which includes your daily activities and previous night’s sleep.

YOUR PERSONAL STRAIN COACH

Get personalized insight into how much strain is optimal for your body to take on with target exertion goals. Based on your body’s recovery, the Strain Coach will recommend a target range which you can monitor in real-time as you workout.

YOUR PERSONAL STRAIN COACH

Get personalized insight into how much strain is optimal for your body to take on with target exertion goals. Based on your body’s recovery, the Strain Coach will recommend a target range which you can monitor in real-time as you workout.

RESTORATIVE

Actively recovering.

OPTIMAL

Maintaining fitness.

OVERREACHING

Pushing hard for fitness gains.

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Podcast No. 26: Understanding Strain, with Kristen Holmes and Emily Capodilupo

How the WHOOP Strain Coach Works

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