Incorrect assumption with Restoration reading

[Colinm39]

Today I received a sleep score of 88..  I don't mind that, but it was based on my body reacting to an injury with an inflated RHR.

Normally it's around 80 but this time the sleep restoration has a mathematical assumption because of my RHR last night was 61.  When I sleep my HR can get down to 41 but last night 52.

I suffered an over use trauma to my calf muscles 4 days ago and my RHR rose from 55 to 61 and that gave me a 22/25 for the Restoration.  Normally that's around 16/25 because of my low RHR

[SilviaFitbit]

@Colinm39 It's nice to see you around. I appreciate the screenshot shared and the details mentioned. 

The restoration score in the Fitbit app will show how relaxed you were during sleep and even though your heart rate was high, it shows a good score because you were actually relaxed. Your restoration score provides insight into how restful your sleep was. Learn more about it by checking this article: What's sleep score in the Fitbit app? 

Hope you're feeling well now. I'll be around if you have any additional questions. 

[Colinm39]

@SilviaFitbit Thanks for the feedback.  Last night it's further exaggerated because it has used my 24 hour RHR and when the sleep data completed my RHR is now 58. I had physio on my legs. My score was 90 with 22/25 for restoration. 

 

 

[Colinm39]

@SilviaFitbitThanks for being active on my posts.. Greatly appreciated.

My RHR is now down to 57 and my Sleep score is back to 82 from 90.

The Restoration is 17/25 from 22/25. Now typical of what it has been...

From now on I will have to put my interpretation on the Sleep score based on what has caused my RHR to vary.

[Colinm39]

@SilviaFitbit  My sleep score has settled down now with 4 days RHR at 57..  Score was 83 last night, but, as you can see how RHR affects the Restoration score.

[SilviaFitbit]

@Colinm39 Thank you for sharing those screenshots.

I'm glad to hear that your sleep score has settled down. Your feedback and reports have been forwarded to my team. 

Hope I can continue seeing you around. 

[mortonboots]

Are you saying that your RHR (resting heart rate) went up (due to muscular trauma) so, as a result, your sleep score also went up?  This seems illogical; I think that the Restoration component of the sleep score is awry -- it doesn't make sense and I can't find any FITBIT narrative/help to explain it.

Trauma which causes RHR to increase should not be a reason for a higher sleep score, don't you agree?

My personal experience is that my sleeping heart rate is rarely lower than my RHR so my sleep score is in the basement, is negatively affected.  A further mind-bender is that the RHR is based on the sleeping heart rate. 

I don't drink caffeine or alcohol and I meditate/read/pray each night before turning out the light yet my sleeping heart rate isn't much below resting heart rate throughout the night. As a result, my sleep score is negatively affected.  Who can explain this to me, PLEASE?

[Colinm39]

@mortonboots  Thanks for posting.. and 3 months since I made the observation...

Now that I have that data, I can see many times how my sleep score is elevated when my RHR goes up.. Last night my average sleeping HR was 52 so I had a score of 22/25 for Restoration.. Sleep score 84.

Mathematically I was querying the RHR for restoration with someone with a low HR and your findings which are the reverse of mine also put the light on the calculation.. 2 days ago my RHR and average sleep HR were the same, my Restoration score was 16/25 and I finished up with a Sleep Score of 84 because I slept for 9 hrs..

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@mortonboots wrote:

Are you saying that your RHR (resting heart rate) went up (due to muscular trauma) so, as a result, your sleep score also went up?  This seems illogical; I think that the Restoration component of the sleep score is awry -- it doesn't make sense and I can't find any FITBIT narrative/help to explain it.

Trauma which causes RHR to increase should not be a reason for a higher sleep score, don't you agree?

My personal experience is that my sleeping heart rate is rarely lower than my RHR so my sleep score is in the basement.  A further mind-bender is that the RHR is based on the sleeping heart rate.  I don't drink caffeine or alcohol and I meditate/read/pray each night before turning out the light yet my sleeping heart rate isn't much below resting heart rate throughout the night.  My sleep score is affected.  Who can explain this to me, PLEASE?

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[mortonboots]

I would like a fitbit expert to please explain why a higher RHR might yield a higher sleep score -- based on the data and info from the previous posts in this particular thread.

[tenniscoach]

My problem precisely.  Fitbit, please figure out a better algorithm for those of us with unusually low resting heart rates.  It's like we get punished in the sleep score fo having low heart rate.  Please address this Fitbit, especially for your paying Premium customers!  Thanks

[Colinm39]

Here are my recent examples and all I did was put an extra blanket on last night parallel to my RHR being lower.. It's getting colder here as we are into Autumn

[SaraEC]

I also have a low RHR and get penalized in my restoration score for it. I think the only way Fitbit will register me as having a good night’s sleep is if my heart stops beating! 
Truly, though, it is ridiculous and I would like to see either an explanation from Fitbit or a change to their algorithm that sets some threshold on the lower end. I’m just a runner. I can’t imagine how they would score the sleep of a monk!

[Bethie72Blue]

Ditto!  Please, FitBit, those of us with low RHR struggle to get good sleep scores. I’ve lost over 60lbs in the past year to get healthier. My RHR is going down and that’s great. I’m usually in the 50’s each night. But my restoration score is always very low.  Disappointing - seems we’re punished for having low RHR.

[Calisefs]

I am having the same issue. When my resting heart rate is low (mid 50's), my sleep score goes down too. The funny thing is when I start vaping and my RHR increases, my sleep score goes up too.

[IrwinFletcher]

I'm pleased I came across this, albeit a long time after the original post, as I have been wondering about this since i signed up to fitbit premium. Why would your sleep score be reduced if you have a low resting heart rate the day before. I'm sure there must be logical reasoning behind this, but I cannot see an explanation from fitbit in the replies as yet. Please fitbit, can you explain? Many thanks

[RTJmom]

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Totally agree with all in this post!  It is SOOOO frustrating to have a low restoration score because my RHR registers (for example) 51 based on a very small window during the night before and then that night my sleeping heart rate is 52, so it tanks my sleep score. My RHR is NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER above 55…and that’s on the high end. It can be as low as 49, because I’m an active healthy woman. So basically what Fitbit is saying is I have to be comatose with a heartbeat that borders on being dead to have a good restoration sub score and subsequently a decent sleep score. I have a fellow Fitbit friend who has a RHR in the 60’s and her SHR is often in the mid 50’s so OF COURSE she’s logging excellent sleep scores. My restoration score often says “that’s a sign of disrupted sleep” even if I’ve had over 7hrs with less than 30 mins of wake time and don’t feel like my score is tuned in to how I FEEL. But then I see the low scores and it causes me to question how I really feel. Bottom line is the algorithm needs to be adjusted for those of us who do have the lower RHRs. I think if you have a lower RHR and your sleeping heart rate stays within 2-3 points of that, then your restoration score shouldn’t be affected. Trust me my sleeping heart rate of 52…a whole 1 point above my RHR of 51 is NOT causing me disruptive sleep.