Taking care of your health and fitness is always ‘cool’, or so my mum says! But right now, more than ever before, it seems like we’re seeing an increase in people taking an interest in their health. From run clubs to Hyrox competitions, every weekend my Instagram feed is packed with folks looking to level up their health and fitness in one way or another.
For many people, one of the fun parts about fitness is being able to go shopping for things that enhance your experience, from activewear to new kicks to the latest tech. Enter the Ultrahuman Ring AIR. While smartwatches have been around for quite a while now, smart rings are still somewhat niche. It’s understandable. With how sleek and subtle they are it would be a lot harder to notice your friend's new smart ring, compared to say a big ol’ smartwatch. So perhaps the word just isn’t spreading as fast. It should be though, because these health and fitness rings pack a wide range of features, which promise to enhance your day-to-day life. One of the top models on the market, the Ultrahuman Ring AIR, is the world’s lightest smart ring, but don’t let its lack of presence in the weight department confuse you. This ring can do a lot.
If you’re looking for ways to optimise your health without the hassle of bulky devices and complicated setups, the Ultrahuman Ring AIR promises to provide the best of both worlds: cutting-edge technology that is comfortable and stylish.
So, what makes the Ultrahuman Ring AIR stand out from other smart rings and fitness trackers? Let’s take a closer look…
What is the Ultrahuman Ring AIR?
The Ultrahuman Ring AIR smart ring actively and accurately measures your health via things like sleep, HRV (heart rate variability), movement, temperature, and more. And it does it well. In fact, the Ring AIR is used by the World No.1 cycling team UAE Team Emirates, and many other high-performance teams worldwide. But you certainly don’t need to be a world-class athlete to benefit from this unique piece of tech.
Available in a wide range of stunning colours, this lightweight ring is made from high-quality materials, including fighter-jet grade titanium, and is designed to look good yet subtle as it helps you perform the best throughout your day. You can also choose from a wide range of sizes, after trying on Ultrahuman’s Ring AIR sizing kit to ensure you get the best fit possible.
Why the Ultrahuman Ring AIR?
Easy and comfortable to wear
For starters, convenience and design. Two slightly different things, but the Ring AIR has utilised its great design to offer a lot of convenience. The smallest size Ring AIR weighs just 2.4g. That’s 11x lighter than your average smartwatch. And the bigger sizes don’t weigh much more, with the heaviest coming in at just 3.6g. This allows the Ring AIR to do its job throughout the day, without imposing itself on you and your style. Once you put it on, it doesn’t look any different from a regular ring, and with the lack of a big display with lights and colours, it’s more than unassuming.
One of the common qualms people have when measuring their sleep via a smartwatch is the lack of comfort involved in wearing one to bed. That’s all but moot with a smart ring that is both sleek and light enough that you’ll forget you’re even wearing it. It’s also waterproof up to 100 metres, for up to 12 hours. This means you can comfortably keep it on during a shower. And if all that wasn’t enough to convince you, measuring from the finger is also more accurate than from your wrist. Because your finger has a higher perfusion index and more arterioles. Don't be confused, that's basically science-speak which means the finger has a better blood flow and more tiny blood vessels, leading to more precise and reliable measurements of health metrics like heart rate and oxygen level. This means the Ultrahuman Ring AIR, when worn on your finger, provides data and insights that are not only more accurate but also more responsive to real-time changes in your body.
Great for busy individuals
The Ultrahuman Ring AIR is also a simple solution for busy folks, with little to no work required on your part. Simply put the ring on and let it do the work. With the battery lasting up to six days, you won’t have to charge it very often, and this means you can get 24/7 tracking for days, with ease. It’ll get those 6 days of use from just a 2-hour charge.
Measure and actively improve your sleep
The impact of poor sleep is much more than just feeling groggy the next morning. In the long term, it can affect crucial things like your brain and memory, heart health, and much, much more. Sleeping well is crucial, and if you’re struggling to make improvements in this area, or want to see how you’re progressing, the Ring AIR can help in many ways. We touched earlier on the benefit of something as sleek as a ring for wearing to bed, but there’s much more to it than that. The Ring AIR will provide insights on all your sleep stages, and even give you steps to improve your sleep quality. You’ll get an everyday sleep score, so you can see how well the past night went, and even learn what’s affecting your sleep quality, so you can sort it out. In fact, based on your sleep, the Ring AIR will even tell you about the best time for caffeine consumption, to boost your alertness throughout the day. It really is the complete package when it comes to tech for improving sleep.
Women’s Health
The UItrahuman Ring AIR also has a few features specifically for women. For example, with ‘Cycle Tracking PowerPlug’, women can get up to speed with each phase of their cycle (menstruation, ovulation, follicular and luteal phase), with insights as well as personalised guidance. There are even features that offer detailed information throughout the different trimesters of a pregnancy.
Helps manage stress
Much like a lack of sleep, stress can have long-term negative impacts on the human body. Unlike sleep, we often don’t get an immediate sign from our body to tell us that we’re stressed. With the Ultrahuman Ring AIR, the ‘Stress Rhythm’ metric will show if you’re stimulated, relaxed, or stressed, by analysing variations in a few different areas like heart rate, resting heart rate, and more. By tracking stress in real-time, the Ring AIR gives you the ability to manage stress more proactively and enhance your day-to-day life.
Performance metrics for fitness and optimal recovery
The Ultrahuman Ring AIR is also great for those who like to be on the go. The insights into your physical performance go beyond basic metrics like steps and calories. Although those are present too. It will track a wide range of activities from walking to more advanced exercises and give you a movement index. You can get information like VO2 Max, your body’s oxygen utilisation during a workout, or even post-workout recovery measurements. This enhances a range of things like cardiovascular health, and also enables you to optimise your fitness routine, both while you’re doing it, and while you’re resting. Now, you might be wondering if this level of detail is necessary for those of us who aren’t professional athletes, but the truth is, if you’re spending a good chunk of time in the gym, or doing other forms of exercise, why wouldn’t you want to optimise things to get the most out of your precious time.
Speaking of time, some of that precious time will also be spent in recovery, which hasn’t been overlooked by Ultrahuman here. The Ring AIR can monitor recovery and is great for avoiding overtraining. You can see metrics that measure how well your body is recovering after a workout, which helps with allocating time correctly and preventing burnout, something that’s very helpful for maximising long-term performance.
Holistic approach to health
The Ring AIR takes a more holistic approach. A lot of fitness trackers focus on physical activity, which is fair enough, but the Ring is so much more varied. By tracking things like stress, sleep, and recovery, it stands out from products on the market that don’t focus on as big a range of metrics. It’s a great tool for those looking for a balanced, healthy life.
Check out the Ultrahuman Ring AIR now!
The Ultrahuman Ring AIR is a powerful tool that presents itself as a new wearable tech solution to health and fitness. With the wide range of metrics that it procures, you can be sure to get a balanced and holistic view of your health, in a way that many other fitness trackers just can’t match. With its small and light profile, the Ultrahuman Ring AIR is convenient to wear, and its luxury look will fit just about any aesthetic. If you’re ready to level up your health and invest in yourself, then the Ring AIR from Ultrahuman is certainly worth a look.
