Overwhelmed by Your Watch? You’re Not Alone.
Overwhelmed by Your Watch? You’re Not Alone.
Wearable fitness trackers are everywhere—on runners’ wrists, clipped to sports bras, integrated into our shoes and phones. We’re promised better performance, smarter recovery, and total self-optimization.
Wearable fitness trackers are everywhere—on runners’ wrists, clipped to sports bras, integrated into our shoes and phones. We’re promised better performance, smarter recovery, and total self-optimization.
But for many women training for strength, endurance, or longevity, that promise becomes a pressure cooker.
But for many women training for strength, endurance, or longevity, that promise becomes a pressure cooker.
You look down at your wrist and instead of seeing progress, you see numbers that spark self-doubt:
You look down at your wrist and instead of seeing progress, you see numbers that spark self-doubt:
Why is my recovery score so low?
Should I cancel my run because my HRV is off?
Why does it say I burned fewer calories than yesterday?
Let’s be clear: You are not a robot. You don’t need a 100% readiness score to be a consistent, high-performing human.
Let’s be clear: You are not a robot. You don’t need a 100% readiness score to be a consistent, high-performing human.
As a strength and running coach, I want you to understand your data, not be ruled by it. That means knowing what to track, how to respond, and what to completely ignore—especially when your time, energy, and focus are limited.
