Training load is calculated, together with your VO2max, to assess your Training Status to let you know if you’re maintaining your fitness levels, if your training is productive which means making you fitter, or if you might be overreaching by pushing too hard. You won’t peak at training...
but that’s only part of the story. Although it is valuable, some important aspects of training are not reflected by TSS. So, as you are scanning through your workout data and planning your upcoming cycling training, here’s a guide for using Training Stress Score effectively. ...
The Apple Watch will monitor this automatically, and unlike Garmin and other wearables, you don’t necessarily need to complete a GPS-tracked workout for it to work. Apple can actually estimate lower VO2 Max levels than rivals, as it looks to use its Cardio Fitness Score to motivate people...
Some fitness bands and smartwatches that measure resting and exercise heart rates have fitness tests and scores built in. For example,Fitbit models with heart ratemonitoring give a cardio fitness score. Garmin GPS sports watches and other fitness bands will report VO2 max. You can do a three-...