Enter the Jawbone UP. I received one of these bracelets from my relationship with the Verizon Wireless Insider program. It serves as a pedometer, but also tracks the amount of sleep you get each night. The associated app (available for iOS and Android) can even help you track your food/calorie intake, mood, and even your friends’ steps. The bracelet can act as an alarm clock, a stopwatch, and an activity reminder (when you’ve been lounging around too long).
When you go to bed, you can quickly set your Jawbone UP to track your sleep by pressing a button on the device. The information is not as accurate as you’d get in a sleep study, but the Jawbone UP uses your movement to determine how long it takes you to fall asleep, how much deep sleep you get, and how often (and for how long) you are awake. The results were surprising. On nights where I thought I was getting about 7 hours of sleep, I was actually getting 5-6. I know I’ve been waking up a lot, but I didn’t realize how much sleep I lose when that happens.
I’m going to have to work on getting more sleep. I need to get to bed earlier and give myself more time to get the sleep I need. And I need to figure out why I’m waking up so much in the middle of the night. As for being woken up randomly in the morning, I have my kids to thank for that!
The Jawbone UP retails for $129.99 and can be found at Verizon Wireless stores, as well as other retailers like Amazon.com.
Disclosure: I received a Jawbone UP for review purposes. There was no compensation and no promise of a positive review. This post contains an affiliate link.
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