At COROS, we are continuously looking to improve your user experience and facilitate your training journey through easy-to-understand metrics and graphs. This is why we would like to dive into our Effort Accuracy during structured workouts as part of EvoLab!

What is Effort Accuracy?

Effort Accuracy measures how accurately a structured workout is followed according to the plan. You may have seen recently that now two values are attached to each structured workout. Let’s differentiate them below:

Completion Rate

This value relates to how closely the structured workout is completed, including distance and intensity. For example, you had a 2-mile run at 8’00”-9’00″/mile. If you ran 2 miles but could only keep yourself within this pace zone for 80% of your time, you will then receive a Completion Rate of 90% (100% for distance and 80% for intensity) for this given workout. Warm-ups and cool-downs are included in this equation.

Completion Rate as seen in the Calendar section in Training Hub

Effort Accuracy

On the other hand, this value relates to the completion rate of each section for the structured workout. This metric provides an average % in the Summary section weighted differently depending on the completion time. Warm-ups and cool-downs are not included in this equation.

Effort Accuracy as seen in a given Activity Page in Training Hub

Why is Effort Accuracy Relevant?

As coaches, Effort Accuracy becomes relevant for us to get a quick glimpse of how well you can follow your training plan and give us potential signs of overreaching. As an athlete, you can utilize this metric to reflect on your workouts, what went wrong, and how you can make modifications to improve your training journey.

What Are the Benefits of Structured Workouts?

You may benefit from adding structured workouts to your training journey for several reasons. Let’s outline them below.

Effort Accuracy

As mentioned above, Effort Accuracy is a great metric to monitor during structured workouts to ensure you complete workouts well.

Predicted Metrics

When planned into your calendar, structured workouts provide an estimate of both Base Fitness and Intensity Trend. Simply put, you can see where you’d be on any given day, assuming you complete those workouts flawlessly. This becomes a handy feature to plan your training and ensure you will not over-reach or under-train.

Personalized Analysis

Within the activity page of a structured workout, the intensity chosen will be highlighted, as seen in the picture below. This allows you to analyze the workout more easily and if and where you have been able to maintain the intensity prescribed.

Let's Talk Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs!

We understand how individual those can be. This is why warm-ups and cool-downs are not considered for EvoLab analysis. However, you are welcome to set your own duration and intensity target for those sections or leave them “open” to be mind-free as you complete the workout.

If you would like your training questions answered, email us at coach@coros.com, and we'll be happy to share insights!