Garmin training readiness: what your score means
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Updated 06 November 2026
- 01Sleep and recent training
- 02Your usual pattern
- 03How you feel today
A score is one part of the picture, not an instruction to train or rest.
Training readiness combines several pieces of training and recovery information into a score. It can help you ask better questions about today, but it is not a command to train or rest.
Look behind the score
Garmin describes inputs including sleep, recovery time, HRV status, training load and recent stress. Check which part has changed rather than reading only the total. HRV means the variation in time between heartbeats.
A simple way to use it
- Compare the score with your recent pattern.
- Look at the inputs shown on your device.
- Notice whether sleep, training or daily demands have changed.
- Compare that picture with how you feel and the session you planned.
When the number and your feelings disagree
Keep the disagreement as useful information. Check the recording and tell your coach what the watch cannot see, such as a long workday or how the warm-up feels. Do not push through illness or pain to follow a high score.
Keep the goal bigger than the score
The aim is a training habit that fits your life and helps you progress. You do not need a perfect readiness number every morning.