Overview
Achievement scores are designed to give you a single, easy-to-understand metric for your overall session performance. While the Coherence Score tells you how well you are doing in the moment, the Achievement Score tells you how much total coherence you have “banked” over the course of your entire practice.
The Scoring Algorithm
The software uses a sophisticated, rolling window to calculate your results:
- Data Set: The algorithm continuously monitors the most recent 64 seconds of heart rhythm data.
- Frequent Updates: Your score is updated every 5 seconds based on that 64-second block.
- Quality Matters: The more stable and regular your heart rhythm frequency is, the higher the individual Coherence Score for that block will be.
- The Final Sum: The Achievement Score displayed at the end of your session is the sum of all these individual points added together.
Setting Daily Goals
To build lasting physiological resilience, consistency is more important than the intensity of a single session.
- The 300-Point Benchmark: We recommend a daily goal of 300 achievement points.
- Flexibility: You can reach this goal however fits your lifestyle. You might do one 10-minute session that earns 300 points, or three 3-minute sessions that earn 100 points each.
- Challenge Levels: Remember that as you increase your Challenge Level, it becomes harder to earn points because the criteria for “High Coherence” become stricter.
Consistency Across Platforms
The science and scoring methods used to calculate Achievement are identical across all HeartMath platforms, including:
- emWave PRO and emWave Pro Plus
- emWave2 handheld and software
- Inner Balance app (iOS and Android)
This consistency allows you to accurately track your progress on HeartCloud regardless of which hardware you use for a particular session.