February By the Numbers

Welcome to this month’s edition of By The Numbers, where I break down data from my watch and training log to reflect on the past month.

Each month, I track a few simple metrics—average sleep, daily steps, and total workouts. I’ve been doing this consistently for over two years, and it’s become one of the most useful tools I have for spotting trends, holding myself accountable, and fine-tuning habits. I highly recommend building a practice like this into your own routine.

Let’s get into it.

STEPS

Total: 252,532

Daily Average: 9,019

Less than January 20206, but more than February 2025. I’ll take it.

Sleep

Average Sleep Score: 80

Average Duration: 6 hours 53 minutes

My sleep score is climbing! I had a great week of sleep on vacation, with averages higher than normal. I’m trying to carrying that sleeping energy into this week, and so far, so good.

Vacation week sleep scores

Workouts

I didn’t have a good guess as to how many workouts I did in February. I took the whole week off during vacation . Before we left I was able to test the waters and do some heavy deadlifts—which felt really good. Much better than expected. My lower back had been a little cranky from wrestling snowmobiles around all winter, and some heavy deadlifts got my confidence back.

Total: 14

Runs: 4

Bike: 6

Lift: 4

FINAL THOUGHTS

Thanks for reading along. As always, I encourage you to build a monthly reflection practice like this into your routine. It’s one of the simplest and most effective ways to keep your health, fitness, and daily habits moving in the right direction over the long haul.

— Justin Miner