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Sleep-tracking devices: Dos and don'ts
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Sleep tracker types
How to use data from your sleep tracker
Do: Use your sleep tracker for total sleep time and sleep habit goals
Don't: Use your sleep tracker for sleep quality
Do: Use your data to start a conversation with your doctor
Don't: Lose sleep over your sleep tracker
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Adults need seven to nine hours of sleep a night, yet many people don't get enough. A cascade of sleep-tracking devices has recently hit the market. But can you trust the data? And do they help improve your sleep? Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program wellness exercise specialist Thomas M. Rieck weighs in on the do's and don'ts of sleep trackers.
