Impact of NOT tracking walks on training readiness and recovery?

Halo19 15 days ago

Hi All,

I've had my Forerunner 265 for a couple of weeks now, but my training readiness never seems to get higher than moderate. As a total newbie I have been tracking all my activities diligently, including my daily dog walks. These walks are usually around 2-3km and are at a moderate pace, the training affect is always shown as "recovery". Could tracking these walks each day be preventing me from seeing a higher training readiness? If I was to let IQ Move track these walks automatically, instead of recording them as an activity, would this change the impact to my training readiness?

Thanks!

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0 StealthRunner 14 days ago

Your watch is still new and likely still establishing your baseline. It takes 3 weeks to get an HRV baseline; that's one of the factors in training readiness. Tracking walks isn't bad. You just need to give your watch a little more time.

https://www.garmin.com/en-CA/garmin-technology/running-science/physiological-measurements/training-readiness/

0 Halo19 12 days ago in reply to StealthRunner

Thanks for the insight. It seems to be getting better as you suggested. It actually snuck into the "High" readiness category for a brief time.

Thanks!

0 sandranicol 1 day ago

As I understand „recovery“, it means that your body is recovering while the activity because it’s light paced and easy. So I would say it doesn’t add to your training readiness. I am curious about what others think. How was your HRV (heart rate variability) tracked in those weeks? Is it accurate for you? I have just now gotten out of the three weeks data gathering phase and landed straight in the lower orange bracket, whis is kind of frustrating. Did the data improve over time?