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Analyze Trends in Sleep Duration and Consistency

Beyond the nightly summary, the app provides powerful tools to analyze your sleep patterns over time. The Overview section within your sleep report helps you identify trends in your sleep duration, consistency, and stages, allowing you to make informed adjustments to improve your recovery.

The Overview Section

Located at the bottom of the sleep quality report page, the Overview section contains three tabs that visualize your sleep data from the past two weeks. You can switch between views to focus on different aspects of your sleep.

Duration View

The default view focuses on how long you sleep each night. It helps you assess whether you're meeting your sleep goal on average and how much your sleep time varies.

  • Avg. Sleep Duration: Your average sleep time over the selected period. The app indicates if this is within a normal range.
  • Duration Variability: Measures how much your sleep duration fluctuates from night to night. High variability can indicate an inconsistent sleep pattern.
  • Graph: A bar chart displays your daily sleep duration, with a line indicating your average and a shaded area representing your optimal sleep goal.
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Consistency View

Tap the Consistency tab to analyze the regularity of your sleep schedule. Maintaining a consistent bedtime and wake-up time is crucial for regulating your body's internal clock.

  • Avg. Fall Asleep: The average time you fell asleep.
  • Fall Asleep Variability: Shows how much your bedtime varies. A high value suggests an irregular schedule.
  • Graph: Visualizes your sleep window for each night, making it easy to spot inconsistencies in when you go to bed and wake up.
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Stages View

Select the Stages tab to see a breakdown of how much time you've spent in each sleep stage (Awake, REM, Core, and Deep) over the last two weeks. This view helps you assess the restorative quality of your sleep over time.

  • Avg. Awake Time: The average time you were awake during your sleep periods.
  • Avg. Restorative Sleep: The average combined duration of your Deep and REM sleep, which are critical for physical and mental recovery.
  • Graph: A stacked bar chart illustrates the duration of each stage per night, helping you identify trends in your sleep architecture.
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Tips for Using This Section

For optimal recovery, aim for low variability in both sleep duration and consistency. Use these charts to see how life events, stress, or changes in your training load impact your sleep patterns over time.

Summary

This article explains how to use the Overview section in your sleep report to analyze long-term sleep trends. By exploring the Duration, Consistency, and Stages tabs, you can gain valuable insights into your sleep habits, identify areas for improvement, and better manage your overall recovery.

Related

  • Review your nightly sleep quality report
  • Understand your sleep stages
  • Set your personal sleep goal
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