The Tiny Accessory Prince Harry Wears to Help Fight Jet Lag

Stacey Leasca
Updated

Prince Harry is a busy guy. Right now, he’s jet-setting around Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the Kingdom of Tonga with his wife, Meghan Markle, for just 16 packed days. So it’s no wonder he wants to keep close tabs on his health.

On Thursday, the Daily Mail revealed that the tiny metal ring Harry has been sporting throughout his trip on his right ring finger is actually a high-tech health tracker known as the Oura Ring.

According to the company’s site, it is “the world's most advanced wearable technology” that tracks daily step counts and other movement, sleep patterns, and rest and recovery time. And it could also help Harry beat the intense jet lag that comes with traveling around the world.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex wearing a new black metallic ring as he puts his hand on his wife Megan, Duchess of Sussex on October 18, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex wearing a new black metallic ring as he puts his hand on his wife Megan, Duchess of Sussex on October 18, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.

The ring, which is constructed with titanium, comes in two styles and four different colors. Harry’s specific ring is the Heritage style in black. His ring retails for $299.

According to Oura, the ring works by tracking a user’s body temperature and reading it every minute while they sleep. It then compares your temperature on past nights and can track any variations from it.

Next, using infrared sensors, the ring measures the user’s blood volume pulse directly from the palmar arteries of the finger.

It then detects the “amplitude and intensity of your body movement,” which means it recognizes that a user is in an active state and tracks the time they are both active an inactive that day.

Finally, it sends all that data to a corresponding app, which delivers in-depth information users can act on to improve their health.

Using that data, a traveler (like Harry) could adjust their sleep schedule a few days before departure to adjust slowly to their new time zone. They could also ensure they are getting in enough activity in their new spot to make sure they will sleep restfully each night.

If the Oura ring isn’t doing it for you, but you still want to track your movements, you could try the Motiv Ring, which tracks all the same information for $200.

Motiv Ring Fitness, Sleep and Heart Rate Tracker

To buy: amazon.com, $200

Or, go with the classic FitBit, which will track your movement, calories, and sleep for $125. No matter which one you choose, we’re sure the health-loving prince will approve.