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Training load: Training load is the sum of your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) over the last 7
days. EPOC is an estimate of how much energy it takes for your body to recover after exercise (Training Load,
page 66).
Training load focus: Your watch analyzes and distributes your training load into different categories based on
the intensity and structure of each activity recorded. Training load focus includes the total load accumulated
per category, and the focus of the training. Your watch displays your load distribution over the last 4 weeks
(Training Load Focus, page 66).
Recovery time: The recovery time displays how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for
the next hard workout (Recovery Time, page 66).
Training Status Levels
Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance. Your training status is
based on changes to your training load and VO2 max. over an extended time period. You can use your training
status to help plan future training and continue improving your fitness level.
Peaking: Peaking means that you are in ideal race condition. Your recently reduced training load is allowing your
body to recover and fully compensate for earlier training. You should plan ahead, since this peak state can
only be maintained for a short time.
Productive: Your current training load is moving your fitness level and performance in the right direction. You
should plan recovery periods into your training to maintain your fitness level.
Maintaining: Your current training load is enough to maintain your fitness level. To see improvement, try adding
more variety to your workouts or increasing your training volume.
Recovery: Your lighter training load is allowing your body to recover, which is essential during extended periods
of hard training. You can return to a higher training load when you feel ready.
Unproductive: Your training load is at a good level, but your fitness is decreasing. Your body may be struggling
to recover, so you should pay attention to your overall health including stress, nutrition, and rest.
Detraining: Detraining occurs when you are training much less than usual for a week or more, and it is affecting
your fitness level. You can try increasing your training load to see improvement.
Overreaching: Your training load is very high and counterproductive. Your body needs a rest. You should give
yourself time to recover by adding lighter training to your schedule.
No Status: The device needs one or two weeks of training history, including activities with VO2 max. results
from running or cycling, to determine your training status.
Tips for Getting Your Training Status
The training status feature depends on updated assessments of your fitness level, including at least two VO2
max. measurements per week. Your VO2 max. estimate is updated after outdoor runs or rides with power during
which your heart rate reached at least 70% of your maximum heart rate for several minutes. Indoor run activities
do not generate a VO2 max. estimate in order to preserve the accuracy of your fitness level trend. You can
disable VO2 max. recording for ultra run and trail run activities if you do not want those run types to affect your
VO2 max. estimate (Turning Off VO2 Max. Recording, page 60).
To get the most out of the training status feature, you can try these tips.
• At least two times per week, run or ride outdoors with a power meter, and reach a heart rate higher than 70%
of your maximum heart rate for at least 10 minutes.
After using the device for one week, your training status should be available.
• Record all of your fitness activities on this device, or enable the Physio TrueUp feature, allowing your device
to learn about your performance (Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements, page 59).
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