Overview
We don’t recommend changing your budget often. This keeps your data easy to compare, so you can track how well you’ve paced over time.
If your resting heart rate changes (medication, change in condition), you may need to change your PacePoints budget.
Many things can affect your budget temporarily. If you’re over or under budget because of a short-term change in your health, don’t adjust it yet.
If you’re not sure if your budget needs changing or need any assistance, reach out to Member Support.
How do I know that my PacePoints budget is right for me?
Your PacePoints budget should help you balance rest and activity throughout the day to prevent triggering symptoms or causing a crash.
Are you consistently exceeding your budget? If it doesn’t feel like you’re overdoing it, you might want to increase your PacePoints budget.
Are you consistently under your budget but still feel like you’re overdoing it? If reaching your budget always makes you feel worse, you might want to lower it.
Aim for a number that feels stable day to day. It should be enough activity that you’re not doing too little, but not so much that your symptoms worsen.
It can take time to find the right budget, so don’t worry if you need to adjust it more than once.
How do heart rate zones affect PacePoints?
You earn PacePoints based on how much time you spend in each zone. If your zones aren’t accurate, your notifications and graphs won’t reflect how you use energy, or how you actually feel. So adjusting your zones will affect how quickly you use your PacePoints budget.
You can use our guide on how to manage your heart rate zones to check if your zones need adjusting first.
If you’re unsure about a change in your recent PacePoint usage, reach out to Member Support. Our team is here to help you understand your data.
When should I change my PacePoints budget?
You shouldn’t need to change your PacePoints budget unless there’s been a significant change in your condition or in how you manage it.
Examples of this include:
You’ve started or stopped a long-term medication that may impact your heart rate.
A significant, long-term change to your condition which has caused a definite increase or decrease to your heart rate.
Your points budget doesn’t feel right:
You are using significantly more points without a worsening of symptoms
You are using way fewer than your budget, but feeling a worsening of symptoms
You have changed your heart rate zones, which has changed how many points you use each day, without a change in activity.
Because PacePoints are generated based on your heart rate zones, you should always adjust your heart rate zones first, then your PacePoints budget. Both can take some time before you find what works best for you.
We'll guide you through a couple of budget reviews in the app during your first few weeks to make sure yours is working well for you. But we don’t recommend changing your PacePoint budget too regularly after that. The goal is to find a stable amount of activity you can do each day that won’t worsen your symptoms.
Keeping your budget consistent will help you gain better insights into how effectively you’re pacing and help you balance your exertion levels throughout the day.
How do I change my PacePoints budget?
You can manually adjust your PacePoints budget here:
Open the Visible app.
Go to Profile
Go to Pacing settings
Go to Budget and PaceSetter
Tap + or − to set your budget.
If you’d like help setting your budget, please contact us at Member Support via the Profile section of the app.
Can Member Support help me choose a new PacePoints budget?
Our team would be happy to review your PacePoints budget with you. First, they will check that your heart rate zones are set up correctly. Then, you will be asked to share a screenshot of your recent PacePoints usage.
To find your recent PacePoints usage in the app, tap the PacePoints tab on the Today page.
And then send a screenshot of your usage for the last week:
Our Member Support team will then ask some questions to understand your needs and recommend a new budget to try based on the information provided.