December 12, 2024

New data gives a real-time look at overall health and wellness of Garmin customers in 2024.

It’s that time of year again. The end-of-year reports are rolling in — what did you listen to, what did you read, which of your social media posts earned you the most internet clout? In a 24/7 cycle of endless streams of content, we’re used to the constant notifications, but you have to admit: They do get considerably more interesting when the main subject is, well, you.

At Garmin, we get the opportunity to provide you with some of the most meaningful stats you’ll see all year. When you buy a Garmin smartwatch, you receive access to a wealth of personalized insights available in Garmin Connect. That data isn’t just related to your fitness (although we certainly have insights there, too). It’s about how well you slept, how your body responded to stress, how much energy you had — in short, it’s about how you lived on a daily basis.

Cool, right? So without further ado, let’s see how you lived in 2024.

Body Battery™

The Body Battery feature on your Garmin watch is exactly what it sounds like: a measurement of your personal energy levels (the “battery” that keeps you going) around the clock. It factors in the influences of physical activity, stress, heart rate, rest and sleep¹ to give you a real-time analysis of how your body’s performing throughout the day.

Wondering if your Body Battery numbers are normal? We rounded up some 2024 data to help you see where you fit in with other Garmin users:

• Average Body Battery levels: Your Body Battery is typically going to be the highest in the morning when you first wake up. The average high for Garmin users in the a.m. is 71. Naturally, then, the lowest point is going to be in the evening when you’re ready for bed. The average low for Garmin users ready to hit the hay is 22. This puts the average daily Body Battery drain, or energy expenditure, at 49.
• Body Battery throughout the week: Just like everyone’s physiological buildup is going to be different, everyone’s week is also going to look different. But looking at average metrics throughout the week, the pattern is clear. Garmin users have the most energy on Tuesdays, with an average morning Body Battery score of 74. They hit their lowest daily Body Battery score on Saturdays, with an average of 20 in the evenings before bed. The most energy they expend is typically on Tuesdays, with a drain of 50, and the least they expend is on Sundays, with an average drain of 47.
• Body Battery throughout the year: It’s probably not surprising that the lowest average Body Battery score — as well as the least amount of energy expenditure — occurred on Jan. 1. It’s probably safe to say that you rang in the new year with a bit of celebratory fun, and who can blame you? Some of the other peaks and valleys, though, are less clearly explained. The highest daily Body Battery, for example, was Sept. 10, which was a Tuesday. The highest energy expenditure was on Aug. 27, also a Tuesday. And the most exhausted evening — the worst day of the year for those Body Battery scores — was Saturday, July 20.
• Country with the highest average Body Battery: Congratulations to the Netherlands! At 74, you all have the most energy around the globe.
• Country with the lowest average Body Battery: Japan came in at the tail end of the charts with an average daily Body Battery score of 66.

Sleep Score

There is no replacement for a good night’s rest — and you’ll notice as you look through this data that it correlates very closely with Body Battery scores. Not a shocker, right? The better you sleep, the more energy you have — and if you haven’t realized it yet, wearing your Garmin smartwatch to track your sleep will make every other body metric that much more accurate and valuable. (You really don’t need to charge it every night. We promise.)

Take a gander to see if your z’s are as good as — or perhaps better than — the rest of the Garmin community:

• Average sleep score: Seventy-one. This is categorized as “Fair” in terms of quality, so this is a middle-of-the-road number. As a whole, Garmin users could be sleeping better — but they could also be sleeping a whole lot worse. Looking to improve sleep patterns? Here are some tips that could help.
• Best night of sleep per week: Since the average Body Battery score is highest on Tuesdays, this isn’t surprising — Garmin users are sleeping the best on Monday nights into Tuesday mornings, with an average sleep score on this day of 73.
• Worst night of sleep per week: And since Body Batteries tend to get lowest on Saturday nights, you’re also getting your worst sleep on Saturday nights into Sunday mornings, with an average sleep score of 68.
• Best night of sleep of 2024: Are you noticing a pattern yet? Sleep impacts…