Wearables

£200+ device says you're recovered. What now?

Your wearable is brilliant at measuring

Heart rate, HRV, sleep quality, strain load—it captures everything. Then it stops. Right at the moment you need guidance most: Should you train hard, dial it back, or rest?

Recovery score ≠ body change score

The score tells you the state of your nervous system today. It does NOT tell you if your training is building muscle, if your diet is working, or if your body is changing shape.

The honest gap in every wearable

They measure input perfectly—sleep, strain, HRV. They measure zero output—muscle growth, fat loss, composition change. You're flying half-blind.

Action costs more than measurement

The decision—train, modify, or rest—is worth more than the score. Recovery data without composition data is like a gas gauge without knowing if the car is accelerating.

Recovery signals worth acting on: Green + composition trend climbing = train; Yellow + trend flat = dial back; Red + trend declining = rest.