Mavlo guide
Build a fitness commitment you can actually verify
A verifiable fitness commitment answers six questions before it starts: what will you do, how much, by when, which record counts, what happens if evidence is uncertain, and how will you review the result? Clarity matters more than intensity.
1. Define the result in one sentence.
Name the activity, measure, amount and time window. “Run 12 recorded miles each week for four weeks” is reviewable; “be a better runner” is not.
2. Choose one evidence authority.
Decide whether Strava, Apple Health, Oura or another source owns the record. Write down which activity types, manual entries, edits and sync states count.
Do not mix unrelated sources after the fact merely because one produces the result you prefer.
3. Set the exact boundary and review time.
Specify the timezone, start, deadline and when the final sync or review happens. A result cannot be fair if the window moves after the activity.
4. Write an uncertainty rule.
Missing data is not the same as evidence of no activity. Decide how outages, incomplete wearable coverage and late syncs are handled before any consequence can apply.
Mavlo’s rule is conservative: uncertain evidence cannot establish a chargeable shortfall.
5. Choose the smallest useful consequence.
Start with visibility, a scheduled review or another proportionate mechanism. A financial amount should never create stress or pressure someone to train through pain.
6. Decide how you will resume.
Define the next safe action after a disrupted week. A recovery rule prevents one miss from becoming a reason to abandon the whole commitment.
Sources and further reading
Questions, answered
The details people usually ask first.
What makes a fitness goal verifiable?
It has a defined measure, source, time window and evidence rule that allow the result to be reviewed without changing the terms afterwards.
Should manual workouts count?
They can in a self-managed system, but the rule must be explicit. Mavlo excludes manually entered Strava activities from verified totals.
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