Readiness high, sleep poor

[Omi18]

How can my daily readiness score be high when my sleep score is poor. This happens continuously and makes absolutely no sense to me. When I get up in the morning after a poor sleep I have no energy like I usually do so obviously my readiness score is not high

[Julia_G]

Hi, @Omi18 , your sleep score will definitely feed into your “daily readiness” score, but it is definitely not the only factor.  The calculation takes into account your baseline scores (which indicate your general fitness level) but also your recent activity, your heart rate variability, and your overnight oxygen levels.  

The sleep score is only one component.  If you are getting a reasonably high readiness score even after a poor night’s sleep it may be that the other metrics indicated by your Fitbit suggest that even so significant activity, or a workout, would be okay.  I can also confirm that your age is taken into consideration - a younger person is more likely to be able to be ready for (and even benefit from) a workout after a poor sleep than an older person.

It sounds like your age, your general fitness level and Fitbit’s other calculations suggest that your body is very resilient, and even on low sleep days you could benefit from of (possibly a little more gentle than usual) workout.  But of course you must always listen to your body: the Fitbit stats are just to give you the extra information to add to your decisions.

For more information on the readiness score please look at here  

[Omi18]

Thank you for the insight Julia it’s very helpful. I’m 67 years old and exercise every day and this really does make sense. I get it 😊

[Neen4]

I’m 74  i have never had a readiness score of. 100, its been close tho. Today i did.  sleep score  is  fair.  I race walk and bike  every other day.  Get at least 6 to 7hrs  sleep  on average.  I guess i’m doing something right.