Planner inputs: Baseline physiology
These inputs help TRIPS build sensible defaults and baseline physiology assumptions.
For most users, the goal is not precision. It is realism.
Age
Use your real age.
In TRIPS, age mainly helps shape one of the built-in effort-anchor defaults.
That means this field matters most when you are relying on defaults rather than manually overriding advanced values.
Resting heart rate
Use a believable resting baseline, not the lowest number you have ever seen.
Good choice:
- a normal well-rested value that represents you reasonably well
Poor choice:
- an unusually low best-case number chosen because it feels more athletic
Body weight
Use the body weight that best represents the trip-planning period.
Good choice:
- your likely actual body weight while preparing for or taking the trip
Poor choice:
- an idealized future target weight
- a stale number that no longer reflects you
Body fat
Use a reasonable estimate.
This is not a field where most users should chase precision. A plausible estimate is usually better than a false sense of exactness.
Base metabolic rate (BMR)
Start with the default unless you have a strong reason to override it.
Manual override is worth considering only when:
- you have a more trustworthy personal estimate
- the default value is clearly implausible for you
Best overall rule
Use the value that best represents the real user taking the real trip.
Do not turn these fields into identity statements or fitness aspirations.