Coming from whoop

I have used various sports watches to track my running for years. Lately I got a whoop to keep track of my daily recovery. I decided to return it and upgrade my garmin to a fr 945 lte.

One thing I did like on Whoop, however, was the recovery score I received each morning. It was based on HRV, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, and sleep (run through there secret formula.) My scores would range from the 30s to the high 70s. It would give an idea (of course with a grain of salt) idea on the upcoming day.

Is there a similar metric on Garmin? I know there is a body battery but is that it?

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0 Aurelie over 3 years ago

I have Whoop 4.0 and 945LTE. Body Battery is based on HRV and stress. Not sure if it factors in other variables.

0 allan570 over 3 years ago in reply to Aurelie

Thanks a lot.

0 entify over 3 years ago

I use the body battery for that part.. ex. When I woke up yesterday my body battery was in the 90s, so I went for long run + a weightlifting session. even tho I had 7 hours of sleep my body battery was just 60 this morning- which means im not ready for another tough workout.
Body battery use HRV, heart rate, actitvities and sleep to measure your score

0 allan570 over 3 years ago in reply to entify

Thank you. Looking at it in the morning seems like looking at the recovery score on Whoop.

0 RemiM over 3 years ago

Body battery 2.0 includes other variables now: Forerunner 945 LTE - Body Battery (garmin.com)

0 cdp77494 over 2 years ago in reply to RemiM

Unfortunately, the body battery uses the sleep score from the watch, and I've found its sleep tracking to be pretty bad. It routinely records too much deep sleep and not enough rem sleep, the reverse of what my Venu did. Its pretty good at tracking total sleep though, so it might be in the ballpark. Also, it seems odd that it tracks HRV while you sleep, but doesn't provide you the HRV data in Garmin Connect. I have to look at the data from my Sleep Number bed to get that data. I cancelled my order for the Whoop 4.0 because the wait was so long and just upgraded my Garmin watch. The whoop band does better at sleep tracking (at least, according to "the Quantified Scientist" on YouTube), but it's heart rate data for HIIT and resistance training isn't very good, so it has its own problems. If they would allow you to link the Whoop 4.0 to a chest strap, I would go for it. For now, I'm still in search of the perfect exercise/recovery tracking device

0 entify over 2 years ago in reply to cdp77494

Sleep score has nothing to do with body battery. Its completely HRV = stress based. Lower stress when resting (1-15) Will charge your body battery A LOT FASTER than if it was (15-25). Beside that i experience the opposite in my sleep data - lots of REM and light and almost No deep sleep. Best sleep device according to studies is right now the oura ring.

0 cdp77494 over 2 years ago in reply to entify

According to the Garmin info someone linked to:

Your device analyzes your heart rate variability, stress level, sleep quality, and activity data to determine your overall Body Battery level. Like a gas gauge on a car, it indicates your amount of available reserve energy. The Body Battery level range is from 0 to 100, where 0 to 25 is low reserve energy, 26 to 50 is medium reserve energy, 51 to 75 is high reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is very high reserve energy.

0 entify over 2 years ago in reply to cdp77494

Yes but how do you think it determines your sleep score, and calculate that data ? 2 things: Heart rate and HRV.. period of very low stress during sleep = High hrv = Deep sleep.

0 cdp77494 over 2 years ago in reply to entify

When I don't score well the app says its because of my lack of overall sleep or lack of Rem sleep. Occasionally lack of deep sleep. Never mentions HRV