Methodology · Public reference
How we measure you
Every important number in Sobo — how recovered you are, how hard you trained, how much sleep you need, how many calories you burned — is the output of a deliberate algorithm grounded in exercise physiology and peer-reviewed science. We don’t think numbers that shape your training and health should be black boxes. So here is the reasoning behind each one: the inputs, the formulas, the constants, and the limits we’re honest about.
You may not agree with every choice we made — and that’s fine. The point is that you can always see the choice, and the logic behind it.
01·Strain
The total load you place on your body.
02·Recovery
Your readiness to take on load.
03·Sleep
The foundation under everything.
04·Energy
Your calorie budget.
One system
How it all fits together
These metrics aren’t independent — they form a loop. Get one wrong and the error propagates, which is why we sweat the details on each and show our work on all of them.
- Sleepis the largest single input toRecovery
- Recoveryscales yourStrain
- Strainfeeds back into how muchSleep you need
- Heart rateis the shared signal under Strain, Recovery, sleep staging, andCalories
Each page ends with a “What we’re honest about” section, and we mean it. These are population models running on consumer-sensor data — carefully built and defensible, but estimates, most useful as trends over time rather than exact single readings. If a number looks wrong to you for something you know well, tell us.