What Is the Hume Health Score?
At Hume, we understand that tracking your progress and trends is an important part of achieving your health goals. That's why we offer a Health Score — a single, comprehensive number calculated every Monday, based on your individual scores from the previous week. Think of it like a credit score for your health: a snapshot of where you stand, and a guide to where you're heading.
Your Health Score is calculated out of 900 and is built on four essential health pillars: body composition, activity, nutrition, and sleep. By weighing in at least once a week and using your connected apps to track these areas, you get a clear, data-driven picture of how well you're taking care of your body.
The Four Pillars of Your Health Score
Your Health Score is calculated out of 900 and consists of four essential health pillars:
- body composition
- activity
- nutrition
- sleep
Body Composition
Your body composition is more than just your weight on a scale. It encompasses the ratio of fat mass to lean mass in your body — a far more meaningful indicator of health than a single number.
This is where the science behind Hume becomes especially important. Research has consistently shown that treating body weight as a standalone measure can be misleading. A landmark study by Canning et al. (2015), which analyzed over 5,700 patients at a publicly funded weight management clinic, found that the vast majority — around 84% — had moderate obesity-related health complications, yet this complexity is routinely missed when only weight or BMI is tracked. The study highlighted how a multi-dimensional approach to health staging, one that considers physiological, functional, and psychological factors together, produces a far more accurate picture of a person's true health status. Hume's Health Score is built on this same philosophy.
Activity
Your activity pillar reflects how much you're moving day to day including steps, workouts, and general physical activity tracked through your connected apps. Regular movement is one of the strongest predictors of long-term health, and even small increases in daily activity can have meaningful effects on your overall score.
This pillar rewards consistency over intensity. You don't need to run a marathon to improve it — a sustained habit of moderate daily movement will move the needle more than sporadic bursts of intense exercise.
Nutrition
Your nutrition pillar tracks how well your eating habits align with your personal health goals. Connected nutrition apps feed data into this pillar, giving Hume a window into your caloric intake, macronutrient balance, and meal consistency.
Good nutrition doesn't mean perfection. It means building sustainable patterns over time. Small, consistent improvements like eating more protein, reducing processed foods, or simply logging your meals more regularly accumulate into meaningful progress that your Health Score will reflect.
Sleep
Sleep is one of the most underrated drivers of health, and it's a dedicated pillar in your score for that reason. Poor sleep affects recovery, appetite regulation, mental health, and metabolic function. Your connected apps track sleep duration and quality, feeding that data into your weekly calculation.
If your Health Score drops despite good nutrition and activity, sleep is often the hidden culprit worth investigating.
How Your Weekly Score Is Calculated
By weighing in at least once a week and using your connected apps to track your activity, nutrition, and sleep, you can get a comprehensive understanding of how well you're taking care of your body and how your health is trending.
Each Monday, Hume calculates your Health Score using data from the full previous week across all four pillars. The score is not a judgment of a single day — it's a reflection of your overall patterns and trends. This weekly cadence is intentional: it smooths out the natural fluctuations that happen day to day and gives you a more stable, reliable signal about where your health is heading.
Please note that our Health Score is not intended to provide medical advice or diagnose any health conditions. It's simply a tool to help you track your progress and trends over time. We encourage you to consult with a healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet or exercise routine.
Personalized Objectives for Sustainable Healthy Habits
Each week, you'll receive insights explaining what caused your Health Score to change and personalized Objectives, which are like weekly challenges designed to build sustainable health habits and create a foundation for long-term behavioural change. Keep in mind that your Health Score may fluctuate based on changes in your body composition and daily behaviours, so it's important to focus on your progress and trends over time rather than individual scores.
By using our Health Score and working towards your personalized objectives, you can build a healthier you and achieve your health goals. More questions? See Health Score Frequently Asked Questions.
Canning, K. L., Brown, R. E., Wharton, S., Sharma, A. M., & Kuk, J. L. (2015). Edmonton Obesity Staging System Prevalence and Association with Weight Loss in a Publicly Funded Referral-Based Obesity Clinic. J Obes, 2015, 619734. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/619734