Workout data 路 Practical guide
Review a workout with five questions
Compare purpose, record, perceived effort, and context. Then make one precise next decision.
Encyclopedia topic
Recovery and training data
Use workout and recovery data without turning one metric into a verdict.
Guides in this topic
Workout data 路 Practical guide
Data confidence 路 2 min read
Start ski training with incomplete fitness data
Use a cautious first plan, show low confidence, and refine the work as more history reaches Apple Health.
Training basics 路 2 min read
Training load in plain English
Compare recent work with the capacity you have built over time and use the result as planning context.
Recovery 路 9 min read
What a rest day means in a training plan
Separate ordinary movement, active recovery, and complete rest without letting one wearable score decide the day.
Readiness 路 2 min read
Use HRV, sleep, and recent workouts as readiness context
Read each signal beside the recent trend and keep one number from controlling the plan.
Heart rate 路 10 min read
High heart rate during an easy workout
Check the measurement, actual intensity, conditions, and pattern before assigning one cause to a high reading.
Apple Health 路 9 min
Why resting heart rate may appear later
Separate a missing estimate for today from existing history, source coverage, permissions, and a target app that has not refreshed.
Readiness 路 9 min
How to read readiness confidence
Check whether data is missing or signals conflict before you interpret a readiness score.