This Product Helps Optimize Workouts, Sleep & Recovery (+ It's On Sale)

Sleep quality used to seem so cut and dried: If you woke up tired, it meant you didn't sleep well. And, aside from perhaps reaching for an extra cup of coffee and hoping to get in bed earlier that night, you might not have put much thought into the why behind that groggy feeling.

Today, researchers, longevity experts, and sleep specialists are diving deep into the impact rest and recovery have on every aspect of our lives—with brands like Oura offering tangible solutions for viewing your own sleep data so you can optimize your routine and take better control of your day. And right now, you can shop select Oura rings for $50 off at Best Buy.

We've tested and reviewed a lot of the best sleep trackers, but the Oura ring continues to come out on top—and experts agree. On a recent episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, psychiatrist, and neuroscientist Dave Rabin, M.D., Ph.D., called the Oura ring the "most accurate consumer wearable," explaining that "HRV is one of the most accurate measures of resilience in the body, and it's impacted by things like getting great deep sleep." 

Oura is also constantly updating its technology, with close attention to how to more accurately measure metrics like HRV, body temperature, and time spent in different sleep cycles: light sleep, REM sleep, and deep sleep. With this data, the app provides you with a daily sleep score, activity score, and readiness score, along with expert- and science-backed tips to optimize your health and well-being.

The readiness score, for example, is provided in the morning and helps you decide whether you want to opt for an intense workout or prioritize rest and relaxation to help your body and mind recover. The sleep score measures how well you slept, taking into account the total time spent in bed, the time in each sleep stage, your resting heart rate, HRV, restfulness, and more. And the ring gives more holistic insights than just sleep.

If you're hesitant about a tracker that's meant to be worn 24 hours a day, seven days a week, I felt the same way. I've wanted to dive into my sleep data for a while, but every wearable I tried felt like it would disturb my sleep more than it would help track it. The Oura ring is sleek and comfortable. I wear it as the brand recommends, on my pointer finger, without any disturbance to my sleep whatsoever. When you order the ring, you'll first be sent a sizing kit, ensuring a fit that you'll feel comfortable in (and one that will give the most accurate results).

Whether you're hoping to improve your sleep habits, reach new fitness goals, or simply learn a bit more about how your body performs and recovers, the Oura ring is the ultimate sleep and longevity hack. And thanks to a new partnership with Best Buy, you can now score your own for $50 off at Best Buy (including a free one-month membership). Best of all, in-store returns make it easy to swap out your ring size, style, or color for another option. Now that's a gift Mom will really want this Mother's Day.