The Progress tab shows a summary of indicators that Perifit has built to help your monitor your training progress.
Note that indicators are here to give you a rough idea of where you are in terms of figures and cannot tell if you are still experiencing symptoms, which is the most important indicator of all !
The Progress tab is split into 4 sections:
My Achievements
My Training
My Challenges
Pelvic Fitness
My Achievements
This section shows:
how many perfect contractions (your ability to follow the game pattern and collect all targets in one pattern) you have collected
how many exercises you have completed
how many workouts you have completed
... since your very first training session with Perifit Care(+).
My training
This section shows:
how far you are with your weekly goal = how many workouts you have completed this week = how many times you have played and completed all the games included in Today's Workout this week
how many seconds you have trained today
My Challenges
This section shows your ongoing challenges for the day. Fulfilling these quests allows you to get rewards such as unlocking new games, skins and accessories.
It also displays a monthly calendar that allows you to track your training days and log your symptoms (period and leaks).
Pelvic Fitness
Your pelvic floor is a complex muscle group with its strengths and areas of improvements.
The app will prompt you to take the Fitness Test every 10 training sessions by default, in order to assess the potential progress you've made. This will help you track your progress in a consistent way.
If you feel like tracking the evolution of your indicators more or less often, you can adjust that in Settings > Exercise preferences > Fitness Test Frequency". You can also take the Fitness Test whenever you want by tapping "Take the Fitness Test" at the bottom of the Progress tab.
The results of your Fitness Tests are displayed in the Pelvic Fitness section of the Progress tab through 5 key indicators: Contraction Quality, Strength, Endurance, Speed and Control.
Each indicator includes:
A Score
This shows your current score
Depending on the indicator, your score may appear as a percentage, a number of grams, seconds, pulses or targets.
An Objective:
the target set for you to work toward in your next Fitness Test.
It’s listed just under your score — for example, “Objective: 100%” or “Objective: 160 g”.
This gives you a benchmark to help you understand where you are and what you’re aiming for.
A Line Graph
Each section includes a line graph that shows how your result has changed over time.
Each point on the line represents one of your recent Fitness Tests, up until 4 Fitness Tests.
If the line is going up, it means you're improving. If it’s a bit up and down, it's ok — progress is not always linear!
By tapping on each indicator, you will be redirected to a new screen that explains what this indicator measures and shows its evolution over the past week, month and year.
Contraction quality
Contraction quality indicates your ability to perform Kegels in their proper form while keeping the use of the abs and buttocks muscles to a minimum.
Having a high Contraction Quality means that you can train safely (without generating intra-abdominal pressure) and effectively (without "cheating" with other muscles).
A score of 100 means that 100% of your contractions during games are Kegels with proper form, while a score of 0 means that almost none of your contractions are Kegels with proper form (i.e. you are mostly "bearing down"/"pushing out"). In that case, we recommend that you refine your technique by having a look at Kegel 101 and Improving contraction quality, playing the Picasso Game, consulting your pelvic health practitioner to get tips, or by closely monitoring the Contraction Quality Meter.
Unfold the details (by clicking the arrow) to see the details of the indicator's evolution within the week, month, or year.
Strength
The strength is the maximum weight that your pelvic floor muscles could theoretically lift. It is computed as the difference of pressure applied to the superficial sensor between your relaxed and squeezed states.
Therefore your strength benefits as much from an improvement of your relaxation as an improvement of your contraction.
Your strength may vary from session to session as it is greatly influenced by several factors, such as your overall fatigue, menstrual cycle, etc. More info on this here
Since Perifit is very sensitive, it will register those seasonal variations. They shouldn't alarm you.
What is important, however, is whether you see an improvement in your symptoms or your well-being in your day-to-day life.
If you would like to work on your Strength, head to the Improving Strength article
Unfold the details (by clicking the arrow) to see the details of the indicator's evolution within the week, month, or year.
Control
Control shows how much success you have had in hitting the game targets (e.g. lotuses). The better you fare on this indicator, the more control you should have over your pelvic floor.
Control is instrumental for not leaking urine when you cough or laugh and improving one's sexual pleasure.
If you would like to work on your Control, play the Pong Challenge or head to the Improving Control article.
Unfold the details (by clicking the arrow) to see the details of the indicator's evolution within the week, month, or year.
Endurance
The endurance is the maximum time you can sustain a contraction of at least 70% of your maximum.
Thus, endurance is an indicator of how well your pelvic floor resists fatigue. The ability to perform prolonged contractions is essential in helping you hold a pressing need to pee.
If you would like to work on your Endurance, head to the Improving Endurance article.
Unfold the details (by clicking the arrow) to see the details of the indicator's evolution within the week, month, or year.
Speed
Speed represents your ability to quickly contract and relax.
The better you fare on this indicator, the quicker your pelvic floor will be able to respond to any sudden intra-abdominal pressure increase (coughing, laughing, getting up from the floor, etc) and come back to a relaxed state.
If you would like to work on your Speed, head to the Improving Speed article.
Unfold the details (by clicking the arrow) to see the details of the indicator's evolution within the week, month, or year.