Bicep Band Not accurate

WHOOP 5.0
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So I have recently switched over to the bicep band. I must say I love wearing there as it’s super comfortable and I don’t even notice it’s there. The issue is I am finding that my step count has almost dropped in half. Crazy enough I wear a Garmin Forerunner and an Apple Watch (I know crazy). Comparing the data between the three the Garmin and AW are very close but the whoop lags way behind.

Secondly I have the Whoop app to pull data from my Apple Health which is obviously fed from my Apple Watch and my Garmin but the step count does not sync.

Thoughts?

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Hi @Heavywaite85,

Thank you for flagging this. The step-counting algorithm is currently optimized for wrist placement only, so it is expected to report a lower step count when worn on the bicep. This is an area we’re continuing to improve.

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May I make a suggestion? Simply allow whoop to pull steps data from Apple. It may not solve the issue but is a stop gap for us using bicep band.

plus for those of us with under desk walking pads we REALLY need a way for those steps to count. Literally impossible at present. Frustrating.

The list of features unavailable in bicep mode keeps growing:

  • Can’t track steps accurately
  • Can’t use during strength trainer
  • Can’t take ECG or BP
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That sounds crazy. You should use biceps for HRV and cannot use for any else. Is it serious?

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I also recently switched to a bicep band to get better HR accuracy during exercise and get rid of ghost HR spikes. I really like the bicep band. I checked my steps per mile on my walking and running activities between the wrist band and bicep band, and they are pretty close!

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For me the bicep band is not accurate