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AlterMe Review: Fitness Built Around My DNA
A reviewer wore AlterMe's smart ring and used its fitness app for six months, and says it built better habits; the DNA part underwhelmed.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 6:46 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wired's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Wired: “AlterMe Review: Fitness Built Around My DNA”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:46 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fitness app that builds your workouts around your genetics, and a Wired reviewer who wore its smart ring for six months to see if it works.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe says it helped him build better habits, which is lovely, but the genetic insights were less revealing than he'd hoped.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo for six months the ring knew his DNA and told him what his calendar already did: move more, sleep more.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMaybe the habits were the real gene all along.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlease don't put that on the ring.
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