I am notoriously lukewarm about using fitness trackers to track sleep, HRV, and general “readiness,” whatever that means. When it comes to training decisions or assessing how well-rested I am, I do not want to outsource my own intuition and common sense to a watch or a ring or a wrist strap.
That doesn’t mean I’m a total Luddite, however. You might be surprised to learn there is one piece of fitness tech I use regularly—and I don’t mean my standup paddle board or my fat bike.
Can you guess what it is?
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My HR monitor is the only gadget I have too. Zwift picks it up via ant on my phone when I'm doing a session on the turbo, and when I cycle outside my ancient but totally reliable Garmin 305 saves all the info.
I keep an eye on my Max HR, and my averages ... I too trained way too hard for too many years for IM racing ... hr tracking keeps me honest too AND it allows me to safely sprint max on the turbo for short bursts now I can no longer run sprints. And that keeps my genetic tendency toward diabetes under control
Recently went back to an analog watch. The “smart” watch was a distraction in more ways than one. The only other tech I use for health is an Eight Sleep for the cooling factor, the tracking metrics I just ignore.