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That's what the gadget says, how did you actually feel?
I feel fine
But I don't take it too seriously
I've been following this thread with some interest, because it does a pretty good job of explaining my own experiences. Friday/ Saturday are generally staying home with a couple of bottles of wine and a takeaway, recovering from a long weekend. Sundays I'm absolutely knackered (obvs), and when it comes time to go running on Monday I still feel like an empty husk of a body. Body battery would explain it.
My question: as someone who can't wear a watch all night, and who wears other watches during the day, have any of you tried those smart rings as a way to get the same body battery/ sleep score etc data? Randomly I came across a comparison of smart rings (things like Oura, and the Samsung Galaxy Ring) yesterday https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/fitness-trackers/best-oura-ring-alternatives and I'm intrigued
Not the answer to your question but if you are already wearing a Garmin watch during the day and for activities then the new Garmin Sleep Band would fit into that "ecosystem".
So close 🤣
Impressive - i've never had over 83! Must be the sleep coach. I haven't got that option it seems. But what amazing advice. I wonder if it ever says "You sleep too much."
But my average stress level is 25 so maybe it doesn't matter...
I've started doing the Garmin Breathwork exercises...first one reduced my stress levels by 20 and last night before bed I reduced my stress levels by 45...
I'd never looked into this until I read this post so gave it a go.
Did the "Tranqility" one just before bed for a couple of night running and my stress score actually went up. 🤣
Not done it since and my stress score has returned to it's normal level.
Body Battery had a good range test yesterday going from 94 down to 8.
While we’re on Garmin body battery and stress levels, does anybody else get higher reported stress when they are asleep than when they are awake? If I’m sitting on the couch in the evening my reported stress levels are quite low. In fact nothing is more certain to drop my reported stress into the “blue zone” than reading a book in the evening. So I can have a couple of hours of low stress scores just before going to bed. But when I wake up in the morning and look at the morning report it often shown solid orange (with peaks of high Orange scores) for most of the night.
Im a tightwad but some of this data sounds quite useful. Whats the best budget way of getting all this body battery type data?
@roverpig I occasionally see nights where my Garmin shows a high Stress count not long after going to bed but then it settles down through the night. I don't know what causes this reading but thought it might be related to a change of body position, possibly even affecting the digestive system.
Im a tightwad but some of this data sounds quite useful. Whats the best budget way of getting all this body battery type data?
I've only done some really basic Googling, but a Forerunner 55 watch or Vivosmart wearable thing. Looks like they have body battery stuff and can be picked up for maybe £120?
Roverpig, yes mine does that too. I can be lying in bed reading, nice blue low stress. Then i turn out the light, and you can see the moment i fall asleep as my stress jumps into the orange!
Usually it settles down after 2-3 hours to borderline blue-orange for the night.
Then I'll get up, sit at my computer to work, and it drops back down to the lower blues again.
I dream of having a sleep graph like the one posted above!
Not flexing but...
Dickswinging about who sleeps the best. 😂
You don't get more STW than that.
Thanks @scotroutes and @doris5000 Nice to know I’m not alone 😀 You are right that it is not really all night (or even every night) and stress levels do seem to drop during the night. Still a bit strange though.
I did think it might be something about the bed vs the couch, but I can get in the blue zone reading in bed too and it always drops after I wake up even if I stay in bed. Could be something to do with position and digestion I guess. But I can doze (laying) on the couch and have the recorded stress be very low then go to bed and next morning it looks as though it is medium/high pretty much from when I went to sleep for a few hours. All very strange but I suspect it’s always been the case and I only notice it now I’ve got a watch that records such things.
All very strange but I suspect it’s always been the case and I only notice it now I’ve got a watch that records such things.
Yeah it's hard to know! I only got a Garmin after i got Long COVID to try and help with pacing and whatnot. So I don't know what is caused by the illness and what has always been like that...
Now wearing the watch overnight and recently I've largely cut out booze with just one night with a drink per week, but I don't see much change on the no booze days.
I am getting stress recorded for the first 4 hours of sleep though, then changes to relaxed. To be fair it happens more after days I've been riding.
Interesting I was staying at my parents last week, and it was charging up to 100 each night without stress! At home I'm getting between 50 and up to 80 if lucky. Yet I get what I feel is a good night's sleep, bed isn't uncomfortable. But then I spent a week not riding and relaxed during the day. Less so at home.
Also, this morning GC says 53 charged but the watch morning report said 80 🤷♂️
Dickswinging about who sleeps the best.
You don't get more STW than that.
Anxiety about sleep scores - keeping people awake at night since 2025.
Roverpig, yes mine does that too. I can be lying in bed reading, nice blue low stress. Then i turn out the light, and you can see the moment i fall asleep as my stress jumps into the orange!
Are you scared of the dark?
That's right, alcohol disrupts sleep and recovery. So even a short break can significantly boost your energy and overall performance.