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WHOOP Launches Paid Video Consults with AI Health Sync

5/9/2026

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**WHOOP Adds Video Consults**

WHOOP will add on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians to its app this summer.
The consultations will draw on members’ biometric data and HealthEx records, including blood work and medical history.
The service is a paid add-on, with annual memberships ranging from $199 to $359 for WHOOP Life.
WHOOP adds HealthEx EHR syncing and AI tools after Google launched the $99 Fitbit Air with three months of Google Health Premium.

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**WHOOP Boosts Privacy**

WHOOP lets members edit or revoke access to health records synced via HealthEx, boosting privacy.
HealthEx acts as a secure central hub for all electronic health records.
The app adds auto-detection that identifies workout types without user input.
Strength Trainer logs personal-best lifts and reps for detailed performance tracking.
An upgraded heart-rate sensor gives more accurate readings, while the journal accepts text or voice entries and provides AI-suggested recovery habits.

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**WHOOP Gets FDA**

WHOOP’s wearable now includes an FDA-cleared electrocardiogram, giving it medical-device status for cardiac monitoring.
The platform adds Advanced Labs blood-biomarker analysis that provides members with clinical-grade lab results.
Internal research shows daily WHOOP users add over 90 minutes of exercise per week and gain more than two extra hours of sleep.
HealthEx partnership lets WHOOP sync electronic health records—including diagnoses, medications, and procedures—into its performance dashboard.

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**WHOOP Faces FDA**

Whoop secured $575 million in March, raising its valuation to $10.1 billion and its user base to over 2.5 million members.
CEO Will Ahmed said the telehealth service will augment, not replace, primary care.
The FDA issued a warning letter to Whoop over its Blood Pressure Insights feature for unauthorized medical-device claims.
January FDA guidance permits optical blood-pressure measurements in wellness wearables that avoid medical-grade diagnostic language.

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**WHOOP Adds Video Consults**

WHOOP will add on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians to its app this summer.
The consultations will draw on members’ biometric data and HealthEx records, including blood work and medical history.
The service is a paid add-on, with annual memberships ranging from $199 to $359 for WHOOP Life.
WHOOP adds HealthEx EHR syncing and AI tools after Google launched the $99 Fitbit Air with three months of Google Health Premium.

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