It seems that Cardio Load makes Readiness obsolete.

[Abrienna]

Now that Cardio Load is up and running it seems to me that the Rediness score is either redundant or completely unneeded. For example I was very active last week. Readiness was between 50 and 65 all week, but Cardio Load was telling that I should rest because I was overtraining. In that case my Readiness Score was in direct conflict with Cardio Load.

Today the Cardio Load message directly referenced my Readiness Score: Your Readiness Score is good, but you are at risk of over training. Low impact exercises will help in your recovery.

Why do we need to consider daily Readiness Scores?

[RiekoC]

Hello @Abrienna 

The Daily Readiness score was updated and now provides an indication of how well one's body has recovered from recent activity based on sleep, Resting Heart Rate, & Heart Rate Variability. This help page has more information on the updated Readiness score (<-- click link).

This help page explains more about Cardio Load & Cardio Target Load (<-- click link) and how they are calculated. One's Cardio Target Load is based on the fitness goal, recent activity, and Readiness score.

In your post, you mention that your Readiness score was between 50-65, which means your body was recovering well from your recent activities. Your Cardio Target Load was telling you to rest since your recent activities were putting you in the over training section of the bar graph on the Cardio Load page.

What do you have as your fitness goal for Cardio Load? What's been your activity level recently?

I've gotten High Readiness scores, yet I get a lower range for my Cardio Target Load because where my dot is on the Cardio Load bar graph compared to my fitness goal. So although it may seem like they are in conflict, these metrics are actually complimentary.