With Daily Readiness, Fitbit aims to alert people when they need that rest. Of course it does more than that, too. Daily Readiness is also about helping alert the user when to start training as well. Just in case you’ve taken a little bit longer of a break.
Daily Readiness is a feature of Fitbit Premium
While the Daily Readiness score is likely launching alongside the Charge 5 this Fall, it’s not actually limited to the Charge 5. It’s a feature of Fitbit Premium. So as long as you’re subscribed to that, you will be able to use it on any of Fitbit’s more recent trackers and smartwatches. Supported devices include the Charge 5, the Sense, the Versa 3, the Versa 2, the Luxe, and the Inspire 2. Fitbit does not confirm an exact date for the arrival of the feature, but does say that it’s “coming soon.” Daily Readiness measures three different metrics to provide with you with a score. This includes Heart Rate Variability, Activity, and Recent Sleep. So you’ll need to incorporate all of that if you want to utilize the feature as it was intended.
Sleep is measured over a several-night period
When you wear something like your Fitbit tracker to bed, you can receive sleep metrics the next morning that tells you how well you slept. Then you can adjust your daily routines and try to improve your sleep for the next night and beyond. Daily Readiness takes this a step further and measures your sleep over several nights. In conjunction with measuring your daily activities and your heart rate variability. Meanwhile you do receive a personalized Daily Readiness score each morning. Though since it measures sleep over several nights to gain that score, your first score likely takes a few nights to display. Heart Rate Variability is also measured during your sleep. Which helps to measure your recovery during that time from the prior day’s training. The resulting score you get can tell you whether or not your body is ready for more training, or more rest. Allowing you to exercise more efficiently. Fitbit says that Daily Readiness is “built on research that proves taking time to recover can generate stronger results in the long run versus pushing yourself all the time.” What you’re looking for here is a higher score. Around 90 for example. Which tells you that you’re ready for more exercise that day. A lower score around 30, means you may have went above and beyond with your exercise the day before, and that you might need more rest time for recovery. Fitbit suggests activities like Yoga, walking, and light stretches to keep activity up while still being able to let your body recover more.
