Your Smartwatch Says You’re Healthy. Should You Believe It? | Dr. David Hopper
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Your smartwatch says you slept great—but you feel exhausted. So who’s right: your wearable or your body? We’re surrounded by sleep scores, readiness scores, HRV, heart rate, recovery data and stress metrics. But Dr. David Hopper says there’s a problem: we may be getting better at reading our devices while getting worse at reading ourselves. In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, Dr. Hopper joins us to explore how to use wearable technology without becoming controlled—or overwhel...
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