In this article, you’ll find an explanation of three key metrics: Stress Duration, Recovery, and Frequency. You'll also learn how to read their charts in the Overview, and how these insights work together to help you understand changes in your daily patterns.
Good-to-know
- Stress Duration, Frequency, and Recovery are available in the Overview screen.
To better understand the science behind stress and why your perception of it matters, you can read Reframing Stress: Why Your Mindset Matters More Than the Stressor.
Stress Duration
Stress Duration shows how much time your body spends in a reactive state due to stress responses. It is influenced by two other metrics:
Stress Frequency: how often you experience stress responses.
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Stress Recovery: how quickly your body returns to balance or Homeostasis after stress responses.
How to read the Stress Duration chart
Overloaded (purple area)
Your body may be under added pressure. This is when your Stress Duration is over 3 hours.
Resilient (blue area)
Your body has been handling daily demands well. This is when your Stress Duration is under 3 hours.
Daily Stress Duration (grey bars)
It shows how much time your body spends in a reactive state due to stress responses each day.
Under 3 hours: You’re handling daily demands well.
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Over 3 hours: Your body may be struggling to keep up.
Typical Stress Duration (purple and blue line)
Your Typical Stress Duration shows how your body has been doing over time. Changes in this trend may signal that daily demands feel heavier or that you may need more rest.
This is the main part of the chart to keep an eye on.
Low Typical (blue line): You’re handling daily demands well.
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High Typical (purple line): Your body may be under more pressure than it can manage.
Typical Range (purple and blue bars)
Your Typical Range shows how much your Daily Stress Duration varies from day to day.
Narrow Typical Range: More consistent Stress Duration, suggesting steady ability to handle daily challenges.
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Wide Typical Range: More fluctuation, which may mean your body needs extra support to maintain balance.
Wear requirement
You need at least 10 hours of wear in the past month to view your Typical Stress Duration and Typical Range.
Stress Recovery
Stress Recovery shows how quickly your body returns to balance after a stress response. Faster recovery is a sign that your body is managing daily demands well.
Factors such as your state of mind, physical activity, sleep quality, and eating habits can influence how quickly you recover.
How to read the Stress Recovery chart
Resilient (blue area)
It means that you return to balance quickly—in less than 30 minutes.
Delayed Recovery (purple area)
It means that your recovery takes longer—more than 30 minutes.
Daily Stress Recovery (grey bars)
It reflects how long your body takes to recover and return to balance each day.
Typical Stress Recovery (line)
Your Typical Stress Recovery can show changes over time.
Low Typical (blue line): You’re recovering quickly (under 30 minutes).
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High Typical (purple line): Recovery is slower (over 30 minutes).
Typical Recovery Range (purple and blue bars)
It shows how much your daily recovery varies.
Narrow Typical Range: More consistent recovery, a positive sign.
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Wide Typical Range: Inconsistent recovery, suggesting your body may be sensitive to stress.
Wear requirements
You need at least 10 days of wear in the last month to see a Typical Stress Recovery value.
Stress Frequency
Stress Frequency counts how many stress responses you experience.
How to read the Stress Frequency chart
Daily Stress Frequency (circles at the bottom)
It tracks how many stress responses you experience each day.
Few (small circles): Low frequency, which means experiencing less than 3 stress responses.
Some (medium circles): Medium frequency, which means experiencing between 3 and 5 stress responses.
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Many (large circles): High frequency, which means experiencing 6 or more stress responses. This does not always mean more stressful events—it can also reflect increased sensitivity.
Consistently experiencing stress responses 4 or more times per day may indicate heightened stress sensitivity.
Wear requirements
You need 6 hours of data per day to view Stress Frequency for that day.
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