What is Stress?
Stress shows you how your body's stress levels shift throughout your day. Each morning, tracking begins 1–2 hours after you wake up — that short window lets your ring gather a baseline for the day — and from there you get a visual timeline through bedtime, so you can see when you were calm, when things picked up, and how it all trended.
Each reading is sorted into one of three states:
Calm — your body is relaxed and recovered
Neutral — a normal, steady baseline
Elevated — your body is showing signs of strain or activation
How it's measured
Your Stress score is built from your heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) — two of the most reliable signals your body gives off about how hard it's working. We combine them to estimate your stress in the background throughout your waking hours; there's nothing you need to do to trigger it.
Two things make your score more accurate and personal:
It's adjusted for activity. A workout naturally raises your heart rate, but that's exertion, not stress — so a hard run or a spin class won't push your score into elevated.
It learns your normal. Everyone's body is different, so your ring learns what a typical day looks like for you. Your states are measured against your own baseline, not a generic standard.
Is "Elevated" bad?
No — elevated stress is a normal, healthy part of any day. A tough meeting, a looming deadline, or even an exciting moment can all raise it, and short spikes are nothing to worry about. Your body is supposed to respond to challenges.
What's worth paying attention to is the trend. If you notice you're running elevated more than usual for you, treat it as a gentle signal to slow down — take a few deep breaths, step outside, or give yourself a moment to reset. Over time, watching your patterns can help you learn what tends to wind you up and what helps you recover.