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I'm Dr. Shannon Ritchie.

I'm a doctor of physical therapy, fitness trainer, and founder of Ethelop Fitness.

In the Dr. Shannon show, you'll learn applicable tools

to improve your health based on science. Welcome to the show.

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. If you are interested in buying a fitness wearable,

that's what I want to talk about

today. There are some features that may be helpful with wearables, but some that should be

interpreted with caution. First, I do not think you need a fitness wearable to improve your health.

I have an aura ring. This is not sponsored. And I got it for the fertility tracking before I got

pregnant and I've just kept it ever since. I will say I do like

it. I look at my overall steps, which if you want to learn more about steps, check out the episode

that I just did about how walking affects body composition. I also use it for temperature tracking

for tracking for tracking fertility. My aura ring also tracks sleep and HRV relatively reliably,

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