You are reading a single comment by @NotThamesWater and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
does anybody pay any attention to these metrics?
Only in the very loosest of ways.
The maths behind it is shonky approximation built on shonky approximation. It can be useful as an additional data point, but ultimately it's going to come down to how you feel.
That being said, waistline & cankles are not particularly accurate indicators either, depending on how fitness is defined.
NotThamesWater
According to my Strava I’m at my highest “fitness” level of the past two years. My waistline, ankles, and all other markers beg to differ.
The blurb from Strava is below.. does anybody pay any attention to these metrics?
(I run with chest HRM)
“Fitness is calculated using your Relative Effort (based on either heart rate data or Perceived Exertion input) and/or power meter data. This way you can identify patterns in your training and see the big picture of how all your workouts are adding up over time. Your score is entirely relative to you. It serves as a benchmark, to show how many points you currently have compared to any date in the past two years.”