When Oura launched its latest model — the Oura Ring 4 — last month, we had a sneaky feeling that the Ring 3 would get a discount before the year was out. And our suspicions have been confirmed, because the Oura Ring 3 has dropped to its lowest ever price in the Cyber Monday/Black Friday sales, now up to £200 off. But you'd better move fast because the deals won't last forever — in fact, Cyber Monday is the last official day of the pre-festive sales, so there's not long left to save.
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The Oura ring is a fitness tracker with a difference. This smart ring is a tracker you genuinely forget you're wearing. While running watches like a Garmin or the Apple Watch Ultra do fitness tracking brilliantly, the Oura Ring is accurate at measuring sleep and Beats just won Black Friday with this deal.
It features a suite of sensors that can track heart rate (both resting and during a workout), body temperature and even SpO2 – the percentage of oxygen in your blood, which can flag illnesses.
It pairs with a smartphone app via Bluetooth and provides detailed health insights, including sleeping advice and a ‘readiness score’ for exercise – flagging when it might be better to have a rest day rather than embark on a fartlek session. It's also compatible with Apple Health and Google Fit, meaning it should fit seamlessly into your current setup.
No screen also means a long battery life – the ring only needs to be recharged around every five days or so, and it's pretty quick to recharge too.
Is the Oura Ring worth it?
While running watches might give you more detailed feedback for runs, after thoroughly testing the Oura Ring for over a year, we can say with certainty that this is one of the best fitness trackers out there. The sleep tracking is helpful without being intrusive, the period prediction is almost unnervingly accurate, and the advice on the app is useful and intuitive without ever veering into prescriptiveness. It's also extremely robust.
Every runner knows how fundamental sleep and recovery are when you're trying to improve your speed or conquer longer distances. The insights the Oura Ring gives you can help you make sure you're giving yourself enough downtime between sessions and getting enough quality rest, which are crucial elements of building fitness while avoiding burnout.
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The discount is being offered at Amazon and at Oura directly. Limited sizes are also available at John Lewis.
At the moment, both the Heritage and Horizon rings are on sale, with prices ranging from £249 Tracksmiths Black Friday sale is still running Beats just won Black Friday with this deal Heritage ring in rose gold.
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Way back when online shopping wasn't as big as it is now, Cyber Monday launched as the online version of the traditionally in-store sale that was Black Friday. Nowadays, The entire sale takes place mostly online, and Cyber Monday is acts as an extension of the original sale.
How to shop the Black Friday sales
Black Friday isn’t about buying everything you see — it’s about getting what you really want for a much better price. It’s worth making a list of what you’re after ahead of the event, whether that’s a certain model of Garmin or a particular pair of running shoes. That way you’re more likely to avoid going over budget.
We’d also recommend using Black Friday as an opportunity to get ahead of your Christmas shopping, with prices often lower than they are in December.
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