What are Atlon points and how are they calculated?

Atlon points turn any workout into one number you can compare: reps, minutes and kilos don’t compare, points do. You earn points for every second Atlon detects you working, more for harder exercises, a little more when your heart rate is high, and less per second as a set drags on. Rest earns nothing. Points always round down.

How it works

Every stretch of work in your workout is scored on its own. Four things decide its points:

  1. Time working. The base is a fixed number of points per second of work. Time Atlon detects as rest scores zero.
  2. The exercise. Each exercise has a weight. Complex and demanding movements score more per second than easier ones: a second of thrusters or snatches is worth more than a second of air squats or single-unders. Work Atlon can’t name is scored at the base rate.
  3. How long the set runs. The first 2½ minutes of a set score in full. From 2½ to 5 minutes, each second scores 75%; from 5 to 10 minutes, 25%; after 10 minutes, 10%. So minute for minute, long steady efforts score less than short, hard sets.
  4. Heart rate. The share of the set you spend above 165 bpm adds up to 8%.

Example: a 1-minute set of burpees with your heart rate under 165 bpm scores 14 points. The same minute of air squats scores 9.

Atlon results on Apple Watch: 70 points for a 15-minute workout, with a bar for each set

Where you see your points

Points shown anywhere in Atlon are rounded down to a whole number.

Limits

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