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What is a readiness score — what it can and can't tell you

Treat readiness as one signal about your routine, not a diagnosis.

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How a score is made

Readiness scores often combine sleep, resting heart rate, heart-rate variability, recent load and your own inputs. Formulas differ by product, sensors can be imperfect, and missing data weakens the result.

A low score may prompt a look at sleep or training load. A high score cannot prove full recovery or rule out injury.

Use it with context

Look at multi-day trends alongside how you feel, perform and move. If you are sick, unusually fatigued or in pain, choose rest or an easy session regardless of a high score. If the score is low but you feel fine, warm up and judge the response.

Never use a readiness number as medical advice or permission to train through pain.

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This educational content does not replace individual medical assessment.