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Garmin Is BAD At Sleep Tracking. And That's Okay!

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Garmin Is BAD At Sleep Tracking. And That's Okay!

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Garmin Is BAD At Sleep Tracking. And That's Okay!

The Quantified Scientist›
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00:00 - Introduction: Garmin's sleep stage tracking performance
01:02 - First Line of Evidence: University of Salzburg sleep study results
05:56 - Second Line of Evidence: Personal N=1 testing against EEG
08:48 - Third Line of Evidence: Meta-analysis of scientific literature
10:34 - What Garmin does well: Reliable heart rate and recovery metrics
13:21 - Conclusion: Garmin as a sports tracker vs. sleep tracker

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