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Oura Ring's new 'Cumulative Stress' feature can alert you to burnout now - here's how

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Oura is measuring your stress in a new way.

Cumulative Stress measures factors of chronic stress.

Oura also announced an app redesign and several other new features.

Your Oura Ring could soon tell you when you're burnt out. Oura unveiled Cumulative Stress, a new stress-tracking feature, on Monday alongside a bevy of software updates.

Cumulative Stress

Oura validated Cumulative Stress against the Perceived Stress Scale and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory to measure stress contributors like sleep continuity, heart rate response, sleep micromotions, temperature regulation, and activity impact.

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