Is the readiness score useful?

[cforclair]

I have had the charge 5 for about a week and the daily readiness score doesn’t seem to tell me much.  It seems to be driven by active minutes, so if I have an active day (even just walking) it will tell me I’ve had intense activity and I need a rest day. I’ve only ever had very low readiness scores so far.  Does this improve with time or are there any settings I should adjust? Should I ignore it for a while and just do my usual exercise and see if it adjusts?

At the moment it does not appear to be a feature that will add any value if it just constantly tells me to rest!

[alexthecat]

@cforclair it seems to take at least two weeks to develop a good baseline for your Readiness Scores. I found that it took another week or two after that for my numbers to really start making sense. I would give it more time and, while you wait, stick to your regular activity level, so your future Readiness Scores will be based on reasonable data for you. 

[cforclair]

Fantastic, thank you! That is really helpful

[tiswasis]

My readiness score has been at 100 for weeks!

I am housebound, frequently bed bound and am simply trying to get through a day without going beyond my AT ...
Anyone care to explain the score??

[TerriGregory]

I worked out heavily two days in a row. After yesterday 's training all my muscles hurt and all I want to do is sleep. Yet the readiness score is excellent. It's never lower than good no matter how I feel or what I do. I'm thinking, for a small-framed, low weight woman, premium isn't worth it and my expensive Charge 5 is just an expensive pedometer. I may drop Premium services.

[TerriGregory]

I've had the charge 5 for more than two months. Nothing changes. It's always excellent or good. Definitely not helpful.