The Sleep category in the Insights page plays a crucial role in determining your Wellness Score in the Vively app. Sleep is essential for metabolic health, recovery, and overall well-being. Vively evaluates your sleep quality based on six key sub-categories:
1. Total Sleep
What it Measures:
How much sleep you get on average
Data is gathered from Apple Health, Google Fit, or a connected wearable device (e.g., Oura Ring, Fitbit, Garmin, Whoop, Apple Watch, etc.).
Impact on Wellness Score:
Consistently getting 7-9 hours of sleep contributes to a higher Wellness Score.
Sleep deprivation can negatively impact glucose regulation and recovery.
2. Sleep Timing
What it Measures:
Average time between going to sleep and your last meal
Impact on Wellness Score:
Research shows that eating less than one hour before bedtime can alter sleep duration and increase waking during the night
3. Sleep Efficiency
What it Measures:
The percentage of time you spend asleep versus the total time spent in bed.
Higher sleep efficiency indicates fewer disturbances and better sleep quality.
Impact on Wellness Score:
A higher sleep efficiency score means your body is making the most of your sleep time, leading to better recovery and metabolic balance.
Poor sleep efficiency may indicate frequent awakenings or restlessness, reducing your Wellness Score.
4. Deep Sleep
What it Measures:
The total duration of deep sleep, the most restorative sleep stage responsible for physical recovery, immune function, and metabolic regulation.
Impact on Wellness Score:
Deep sleep is essential for glucose regulation, muscle repair, and overall well-being.
Insufficient deep sleep can lead to poor glucose control and increased stress levels, lowering your Wellness Score.
5. REM Sleep
What it Measures:
The duration of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, the sleep stage associated with cognitive function, memory processing, and emotional regulation.
Impact on Wellness Score:
A healthy REM sleep duration supports mental clarity, mood stability, and stress resilience.
Poor REM sleep may contribute to higher stress levels and difficulty managing glucose fluctuations, impacting your Wellness Score.
6. Core Sleep
What it Measures:
The middle stage of sleep between light and deep sleep, important for transitioning between sleep cycles and overall sleep structure.
Impact on Wellness Score:
Balanced core sleep ensures smooth sleep transitions and supports a well-structured sleep cycle.
Disruptions in core sleep may indicate fragmented sleep patterns, reducing your Wellness Score.
How Sleep Contributes to Your Overall Wellness Score
Your Wellness Score in the Vively app is a holistic measure of how well your daily habits support metabolic health. Consistently maintaining good sleep duration, efficiency, and quality will positively impact your Sleep category score, leading to a higher overall Wellness Score.
By tracking your sleep habits in Vively, you can identify areas for improvement and make adjustments to optimise your metabolic health and overall well-being. 🌙🚀
Remember, be kind to yourself. These things take time! Consistency in your habits is what will get you there! You can do it.