Have I Fallen for the Aura of Oura?
December 4th, 2025
Photo: Ryan Carter
Writer: Olivia Aversano
Editor: Alexa Kessler
If you're at all into health and fitness like me, you have probably seen the extensive new technology around tracking your vitals through wearable technology. One of the most popular and trendy items on the market for this is the Oura Ring. This ring, which has become more popular in recent years, is the most competitive health tracking device, and I finally decided to purchase one.
It took me a continuous, extensive internal debate and research to ultimately cave in and buy this ring. While I was really interested in this product, I just didn’t know if I could justify the exorbitant price. However, despite its price, this ring comes with a variety of benefits, such as measuring your heart rate patterns when resting and when exercising, sleep tracking, cycle tracking, and more. What really drew me in was that it not only gives measurements of my vitals, but it also guides me to learn more about what certain vitals mean and how to improve my healthy lifestyle.
This critical point is what solidified my purchase – that I would be able to become more in tune with my body. Now that I have an Oura Ring, I can provide my own personal opinions on whether it is worth buying. Something that I read about in depth is the sleep benefits offered by the ring. Since you are supposed to wear it all 24 hours of the day, it can track the amount of sleep you truly get and even how deeply you are sleeping. As I learned, this is pivotal for your body’s ability to recover from the activities you partake in throughout the day. After wearing my ring for a few months, I definitely feel that this feature is one of my favorites. Now that I am living a college lifestyle, sleep is not something I always prioritize. With this ring, I get insights on whether I need to prioritize my sleep on a given night, and the benefits that doing so can have on my body through measurements such as my heart rate.
Another one of my favorite features is the ring's ability to track my activity level. As a busy college student, not only do I have serious sleep irregularities, but I also often have a hard time focusing on my fitness. I see myself much more inclined to do even short workouts when my ring emphasizes the baseline of activity I should be doing every day.
All of the benefits have validated my purchase. I use the app associated with the ring every day to check many different vitals in which the ring indicates. While I wouldn’t say my health has had the most dramatic change, I definitely enjoy being more in tune with my body. If you are also interested in metrics on your vitals, this technology could be something to invest in. Even though there are many fitness crazes that we are often bombarded with online, this is one I can approve of.
If this hasn’t proven it enough, I have fallen for the aura of the Oura.
