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MATS Explained

Compliance Score

What is the Compliance Score?

The Compliance Score shows you, as a percentage, how well you carried out a planned session. It evaluates the workout as a whole rather than each individual step on its own. The order doesn’t matter: a slightly longer warm-up won’t throw off the evaluation.

Which factors are included in the score?

The score is made up of two parts:

Intensity

How much time did you spend in the planned ranges? This is measured with the metric from your plan (power, heart rate, or pace), always relative to your personal reference values (e.g. FTP or CSS). The further you deviate from the target range, the more the score drops. The core of your session, meaning its most intense planned part, matters most. If you skip it or cut it significantly short, the score can’t be high, even if the rest went well.

Duration

How close were you to the planned training time? Deviations of up to ±5 % are not penalized.

The Compliance Score doesn’t tell you how hard or demanding a session was. It only measures how closely you stuck to the plan.

Which badges can a workout receive?

BadgeMeaning
On TargetYou completed the session as planned.
Too Hard / Too EasyYour intensity was clearly above or below the plan.
Too Long / Too ShortYour training duration deviated clearly from the plan.
Too Hard + Too LongThe session was both more intense and longer than planned.
Wrong SessionYou did a completely different type of training than planned, e.g. intervals instead of an easy run.
Data IncompleteMore than 10 % of the recording is missing, so the session can’t be evaluated.

If several deviations occur at the same time, the badge shows the most severe one.

How do I use the score to improve my training?

Look for recurring patterns in your badges rather than single outliers.

  • Frequently “Too Hard” on easy sessions: Consciously hold back on easy days. Easy sessions are important for your recovery and your aerobic base.
  • Frequently “Too Easy” on intense sessions: Check whether your reference values (e.g. FTP, threshold pace, or CSS) are still up to date. You can also tell your AI Coach that the targets seem too high for you.
  • Frequently “Too Short”: Your sessions probably don’t fit into your everyday life. Adjust your availability so your plan stays realistic.

How can I improve my score?

  • Stay within the target ranges, especially in the main part of your session.
  • Train for as long as planned. Deviations of up to ±5 % are not penalized.
  • Make sure your data is complete: use sensors such as a heart rate strap or power meter and make sure your recording has no gaps.
  • Keep your threshold values up to date so the target ranges match your current fitness.

Good to know:

On pace-based runs on hilly routes, the score may come out slightly lower even if you ran the session well. This is because inclines are not yet taken into account in the pace evaluation.