Recovery Score Calculator
Assess your daily recovery readiness based on sleep, soreness, mood, and resting heart rate to guide training intensity.
Inputs
Results
Recovery Score
72/100
Readiness
Moderately Recovered
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Hours of Sleep, Sleep Quality, and 1 — Very Poor.
- Set 2 — Poor, 3 — Average, and 4 — Good.
- Adjust 5 — Excellent, Muscle Soreness as needed.
- Review Recovery Score (/100) and Readiness.
- Use Recommended Intensity to inform your decision.
How the result changes with Hours of Sleep
| Hours of Sleep | Recovery Score | Readiness |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 56/100 | Partially Recovered |
| 4.9 | 56/100 | Partially Recovered |
| 9.1 | 66/100 | Moderately Recovered |
| 13 | 66/100 | Moderately Recovered |
What each input means
- Hours of Sleep
- Total sleep duration last night
- Sleep Quality
- Subjective sleep quality rating
- Muscle Soreness
- Overall muscle soreness (1 = very sore, 5 = no soreness)
- Mood / Motivation
- Your current mood and motivation to train
- Resting Heart Rate
- Morning resting heart rate (measure before getting up)
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersHours of Sleep = 7, Sleep Quality = 3, Muscle Soreness = 3, Mood / Motivation = 3 = 5 input(s) provided
- Calculate Recovery ScoreRecovery Score72 = 72
- Calculate ReadinessModerately Recovered = Moderately Recovered
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