Whoop adds step count goal despite saying it never would

Whoop has finally caved and added step tracking to its app, and you can set step goals, too.

If you Google “Whoop step count,” you’ll find a combative post by the company about why it doesn’t count steps.

“Simply put, no, it doesn’t [count steps]. Counting the number of steps you take ignores two very important elements of exercise: intensity and other movements,” the blog post reads.

But in a huge about-turn, Whoop has now added step counting into the app – and it's live on my dashboard.

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Whoop teased fans with a cryptic X.com post, which pointed to the feature landing within the Whoop ecosystem. People got excited and thought it was a new incoming Whoop 5.0 – but they got more than they bargained for.

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But as you can see below – step counting now appears within the Trend View. In fact, it's placed itself top of my curated trend pile. Thanks Whoop.

If you tap into it, you can also save a daily step goal, too.

It’s a significant change in tone, perhaps reflecting Whoop’s gradual shift towards the mainstream user.

I’ve been writing about Whoop this week, including this op-ed about how my love for Whoop is starting to wane due to fatigue over its tracking and a lack of feedback on my personal goals. You can read that here.