![]() It even seemed more accurate than Apple Watch sleep tracking when it came to identifying how long it took me to fall asleep each night. Halo sleep tracking picked up on when I woke up in the middle of the night better than most fitness trackers I’ve tested. Amazon Halo will chart your temperature, along with movement and heart rate, to help you keep tabs on what factors might be impacting your zzzs. ![]() Amazon says Halo sleep tracking can identify different stages of sleep and assign a sleep score based on the quality of your shuteye.Įven more, it tracks your body temperature using a sensor similar to the one in the Fitbit Sense. When you wear the Halo band to bed, the app can provide sleep analysis that, on paper, rivals Fitbit's sleep tracking software. I’ve only muted my Halo band when I wanted to save battery life. Of course, you can keep the microphones off, but you’d skip a rather central feature of this fitness tracker. Halo won’t proactively suggest things like meditation and breathing exercises like the Fitbit Sense, but I’ve taken advantage of the relaxation-centric labs. I didn’t find myself making mindful changes to my voice, but instead trying to alleviate causes of my audible negativity. Halo provides timestamps for these ‘notable moments,’ which meant I could reflect on conversations I had throughout the day and take inventory of reasons I sounded irritated. Amazon Halo review: Tone analysisĮver wondered how you sound to others? The mics on the Amazon Halo band listens to your voice, and the app will analyze trends based on the varying tones of your communication. If you or anyone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, the Alsana anonymous helpline is available for 24/7 support. I know I wouldn’t have been able to use it responsibly in my late teenage years. Only users 18 or older can use the Halo band's body scan feature, too, although I advise that anyone who struggles with body dysmorphia or related body-image insecurities avoid Halo. The Halo app suggests you don't scan yourself more than every two weeks, and the slider won’t show you what your form looks like with less than 12% body fat. Even if these body scan images are confined to your phone and are deleted once processed. I’ve come to terms with my appearance, but I can’t help but worry that the intrusive nature of these scans could cause harm than good. So too did using the Halo app’s slider tool to see what my body would look like with more or less body fat. For the most part my Halo readings for these metrics echoed my Apple Watch ones. You can see your heart rate, steps and calories burned. Amazon Halo review: Activity trackingĪs a standalone activity tracker, Amazon Halo won’t wow you, but it covers the basics. While you can choose which labs you want to use, you can’t selectively subscribe to individual labs. and my bedtime notification let’s me know I should wind down at 11:30 pm.Įvery Amazon Halo purchase comes with a six-month trial of the complementary Halo membership, which includes labs from known Headspace, Orangetheory, P.volve and Aaptiv, as well as medical authorities like the American Heart Association and Mayo Clinic.Īfter six months, the full suite of labs, which number more than 100, costs $3.99 per month. every day to do my workout, while my meditation lab reminds me to check in with myself at 10 p.m. ![]() One of my activity labs notifies me at 6 p.m. ![]() Each lab encourages you to designate a time to be notified of that lab.
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