Every score, in the open
Pulse publishes how each number is made: the inputs, the weights, the bands and the limits. The text on these pages is the same text the app shows under More, How Pulse works.
- RecoveryHow ready your body is to take on strain today, from 0 to 100%.0-100%
- StrainThe cardiovascular load of your day, on a scale from 0 to 21.0-21
- Strain TargetA Strain range for today, set by your Recovery and recent load.
- Sleep PerformanceHow well last night’s sleep met your need, from 0 to 100%.0-100%
- Sleep PlannerTonight’s sleep need, and the bedtimes that meet it.
- Pulse AgeHow old your body behaves, and how fast that is changing.
- Stress MonitorHow far your heart rate sits above your calm level, from 0 to 3.0-3
- Energy BankAn estimate of how much energy you have left today, 0 to 100%.0-100%
- Health MonitorLast night’s five vitals against your own normal ranges.
- Fitness levelYour VO2 max compared with people of your age and sex.0-100th
- Training balanceWhether your recent strain is above or below what you are used to.0-2
- Behaviour insightsHow each behaviour you log goes with your next day’s scores.
- Sleep consistencyHow closely your sleep and wake times repeat from day to day.0-100%
- Recovery forecastAn estimate of tomorrow morning’s Recovery.0-100%
- Fitness, fatigue and formYour long-term and short-term training load, and the gap between them.
- Heart rate recoveryHow far your heart rate drops in the minute after a workout.0-40 bpm
- Heart rate variability (HRV)The night-to-night signal Recovery leans on most, read from your Fitbit Air.
- Resting heart rateYour lowest sleeping heart rate, and the vital most scores lean on.