WHOOP has released the WHOOP 5.0 and WHOOP MG wearable fitness trackers, each featuring a 7 per cent smaller form factor, enhanced sensors and a redesigned processor for better power efficiency.
The wearables brand has also introduced new features to its health-tracking app, including Healthspan with WHOOP Age, Heart Screener with on-demand ECG, and Blood Pressure Insights.
The brand claims this marks a breakthrough in health and longevity, with Will Ahmed, founder & CEO, saying: “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. We’ve held nothing back.”
WHOOP Age has been developed in partnership with Dr Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Ageing. It is claimed to enable you to quantify your physiological age and slow your pace of ageing.
The brand has also introduced three new membership tiers that are said to empower members to choose the hardware device, features and pricing that make the most sense for them.
WHOOP One is the entry level, priced at £169 a year, WHOOP Peak sits above that at £229 a year, and WHOOP Life – which is said to deliver medical-grade health and performance insights – is priced at £349 per year.
Smaller hardware
Thanks to the faster processor, WHOOP says the new 5.0 and MG now have a battery life of 14 days or longer.
This, combined with a new wireless powerpack, is said to give users a full month of battery life.
The brand says there is an ‘elevated’ selection of accessories, with a new LeatherLuxe bracelet made from Italian leather.
WHOOP has also given the devices its Body and AnyWear technology, which enables you to attach the device to any part of your body using technical garments sold by the brand.
New in-app features
WHOOP has been trying hard to appeal to the cycling market over the past couple of years, becoming the title partner of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series and sponsoring the Tour de France.
While the wearable devices don’t show data in the same way as the best bike computers or cycling watches, many riders and athletes have chosen to wear one for other insights.
New updates to the app include the following features:
- Healthspan with WHOOP Age: This gives insights and guidance on how your daily habits impact your long-term health with Healthspan. It is said to use nine metrics to work out your WHOOP Age and pace of ageing.
- Heart Screener with ECG: An FDA-cleared ECG feature that enables a reading to be taken at any time, from your wrist. The Heart Screener detects signs of Atrial Fibrillation, a cause of strokes, and provides Irregular Heart Rhythm notifications.
- Blood Pressure Insights: Daily blood pressure insights and estimated systolic and diastolic readings.
- Women’s Hormonal Insights: Personalised insights on how hormonal shifts influence recovery, sleep, stress and performance, whether navigating menstruation, pregnancy or perimenopause.
- Sleep Performance update: Reimagined Sleep Score delivers a more accurate reflection of sleep quality.
- Comprehensive Fitness Tracking: From daily steps and VO₂ max to muscular strain during strength training and 145+ supported activities, members can now optimise fitness for both performance and long-term health outcomes.
- WHOOP Advanced Labs: When released, Advanced Labs will enable members to schedule blood tests and receive clinician reports that are integrated directly into the WHOOP app
