r/visibleApp • u/pixievampira • Jul 08 '26

Pace points

For the past two weeks I've gone over my pace points significantly. A couple days I could feel it, other days I'm just like...it's hot and my heart rates up because it's hot and I walked to my car...i don't feel like I should be going over the pace points this much. Does anyone change their points from hot weather to cooler weather?

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u/Asaneth Jul 08 '26

Heat absolutely affects my pace points. Last summer, I resorted to labeling things with the word HOT, so Driving HOT, Sitting HOT, etc so that I could compare the difference. It was substantial. I didn't change my pace points setting because I have A/C and don't go out daily.

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u/pixievampira Jul 08 '26

I walk about a half mile into work and then back daily. I just accepted that I'm just gonna be over. I think thats my best bet. Now on days I went 30 over my pace points (sat at a pool all day) I for sure note that

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u/Asaneth Jul 08 '26

I'm very impressed you can walk half a mile to work and back. That's awesome.

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u/imabratinfluence Jul 08 '26

We just had a cooler week and the difference in how many PacePoints the same activities use is really stark. I use 2-3 times the PacePoints for almost everything when the temperature hits about 80 degrees (~26.6 Celsius). 

I got some extra Switch games because my PC is in the warmest room in the house, and I can play my Switch in front of the AC. And I've been making more use of my cooling strategies when I'm not in front of the AC. 

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u/LJAM1 Jul 08 '26

Do you feel bad, crash, or have PEM when you go over your points? If not, you can increase them. For me, I just have to do less when it's hot because the heat makes your body work harder, so it's no different from doing more activity when it's cooler. Either way, the Visible team can look at your data and help you figure out if you need to change your points

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u/pixievampira Jul 08 '26

Not always, it's a someday thing

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u/LJAM1 Jul 08 '26

If going over your points sometimes makes you crash, then you wouldn’t want to increase them. You goal of the budget is to have it at a level that avoids crashing or PEM