While sleep tracking devices are popular, we recommend not using one during your program... Here’s why:
Sleep tracking devices, such as wearable trackers or smartphone apps, often provide inaccurate data. These devices rely on estimates of your movements or heart rate to determine sleep stages, which can lead to misleading results. This can create unnecessary stress or anxiety about your sleep, especially if the data doesn’t match how you feel.
Instead, re:sleep focuses on self-reported data through our own basic online sleep tracker. In week 2 of the program, you’ll be prompted to begin tracking your sleep using this tool. We ask you to estimate only a few key details like when you went to bed and an estimate for how long you were awake during the night. Your best guess is enough to help us understand your sleep patterns, and these estimates are often more reliable than the data from tracking devices.
Using our tracker will help you stay aligned with the program's behavioral strategies, without becoming overly fixated on numbers. Remember, the goal is to improve how you feel and your overall sleep quality, rather than focusing on perfect data points.
Trust the process and your results will come!