# Fitness curve says I am fresh

**URL:** <https://forum.intervals.icu/t/fitness-curve-says-i-am-fresh/119484>\
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**Created:** [10 January 2026 20:24 UTC](https://forum.intervals.icu/t/fitness-curve-says-i-am-fresh/119484 "2026-01-10T20:24:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![OmarC](https://forum.intervals.icu/user_avatar/forum.intervals.icu/omarc/32/71002_2.png) [@OmarC](https://forum.intervals.icu/u/OmarC)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2026 20:24 UTC](https://forum.intervals.icu/t/fitness-curve-says-i-am-fresh/119484/1 "2026-01-10T20:24:01Z")

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And yet I have done three Zwift races in the past 4 days where my HR has been at threshold for the entire race duration. How can I possibly still be “fresh”? What settings do I need to play with to get a more accurate freshness curve reading?

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**Author:** ![R2Tom](https://forum.intervals.icu/user_avatar/forum.intervals.icu/r2tom/32/50144_2.png) [@R2Tom](https://forum.intervals.icu/u/R2Tom)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2026 22:30 UTC](https://forum.intervals.icu/t/fitness-curve-says-i-am-fresh/119484/2 "2026-01-10T22:30:27Z")

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Start reading the guide section

> [@FITNESS PAGE - a guide to getting started](https://forum.intervals.icu/t/fitness-page-a-guide-to-getting-started/17702/3):
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> FAQ Fitness Page: My Form number is not matching how I feel This is a remark that shows up regularly on the forum and there are multiple reasons why people have difficulties understanding this. A first thing that has a pretty big impact on the numbers, is the setting of how Form is displayed. It can be displayed as an absolute difference between the Fitness and Fatigue numbers or as a percentage difference related to the actual Fitness number. If your Fitness number is 100, both settings wil…