Reviews
We Wore Six Recovery Trackers For 90 Days. Three Were Worth It.
Ring, band or watch — what the readiness score is actually measuring, and which devices earned their subscription.
Tess Armitage
Reviews Editor · WomenWelly
Tess Armitage
Reviews Editor · Glasgow
Tess Armitage runs WomenWelly's testing programme. She has worn more recovery trackers than any person reasonably should and keeps a spreadsheet of every night of sleep since 2021. She buys every product she reviews.
Covers: Wearables, home gym equipment, long-term testing
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5 published
Reviews
GLP-1 Companion Apps Compared: What To Look For Before You Pay
Five categories of app are competing for the same user, and they are built on very different incentives. Here is how to tell them apart.
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The Best Protein Shakes When You Can Barely Eat
We tested fourteen powders and ready-to-drink shakes on the metric that matters on a GLP-1: protein per mouthful, and whether you can face it.
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The Best Home Gym Setup Under £500, Tested Over A Winter
Five pieces of equipment, one corner of a spare room, and a full strength programme that doesn't need a gym.
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Travelling With A GLP-1: Cooler Bags, Sharps Bins And Airport Rules, Tested
Your medication needs refrigeration, your pen needs declaring, and your needles have to go somewhere. Six months of testing the kit.
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