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TL;DR
- WHOOP will add on-demand medical video consultations to its app in the US this summer.
- The company has not said whether doctor access is included in the membership price or costs an additional fee.
- The updates, which include other AI features, come a day after Google launched the Fitbit Air.
With Google launching its fitbit air yesterday, WHOOP doesn’t seem willing to give up ground in the screenless fitness tracker space without a fight. The brand just announced a major update to its wearable services, and the timing seems unlikely to be a coincidence.
in a today’s press releaseWHOOP announced that it will add live, on-demand video consultations with licensed doctors to the WHOOP app. The feature will launch in the US this summer and will give members a way to discuss their health data with a medical professional instead of just looking at recovery scores and guessing what their body is trying to tell you.
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Consultations can be based on months of WHOOP data, as well as blood tests and medical history, when available. WHOOP is also adding electronic health record syncing through HealthEx, allowing members to add medical history, such as diagnoses, medications and procedures, to the app.
The absence in the press release of any mention of the cost of these consultations is notable. WHOOP says doctor access is coming to the app, but doesn’t say whether it will be included in the price of the existing membership or sold as an extra. Shouting! current annual memberships It already starts at $199 and goes up to $359 for WHOOP Life. It’s possible that on-demand consultations will be included in one or more subscription tiers, but since this wasn’t mentioned in the announcement, it seems unlikely.
Since it’s 2026, there are also some AI updates worth mentioning. A new My Memory feature will allow members to view, edit and delete the personal context that WHOOP AI uses for training, while Proactive Logs will use that context to display suggestions at relevant times, such as prioritizing sleep before an event or adjusting training around travel.
The WHOOP Diary is also being redesigned, with voice and text logging for habits, supplements, and life events. WHOOP says its AI can suggest new items to track based on the patterns it detects, while Behavior Trends will show how those recorded habits appear to affect recovery over time.
The Fitbit Air is now official at $99 with three months of Google Health Premium included, so WHOOP’s latest move appears to be an assurance to its users that they’re getting enough value for their extra money.
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