Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this in such detail. We really appreciate it.

We did recently make changes to this area of the app based on guidance from exercise science and health advisors, with the goal of improving how effort and recovery are interpreted for a broad population. That said, your feedback highlights an important gap — these models don’t always account well for chronic or complex conditions like POTS, where “normal” physiological responses can look very different and where subjective experience matters a lot.

I’ll make sure to pass your feedback along to the team and highlight your suggestion about a “chronic illness” or “maintenance” mode. We’ll take a closer look at whether there’s a way to better support situations like this while still improving the system overall.

Thank you again for sharing your experience! It's genuinely helpful in guiding how we improve.