February 2026 closed with the Leaderboard reaching its final ranking at midnight on the last day of the month. Thousands of Circular users spent the month engaging with their health across the four pillars behind the Wellness Score: Heart Health, Sleep, Energy and Stress, and Activity.

At the end of the month, Martyn B. held first place.

This article covers the 20 top-ranked Circular users from February, a conversation with the first-place user, and a closer look at sleep tracking, one of the 13+ features that feeds into the Wellness Score.

The Top 20 of February

The following users reached the top 20 of the Circular Leaderboard last month. Gift cards for the top three positions have been distributed through the app.

1st Place. Martyn B. — $150 Amazon gift card and featured interview below.
2nd Place. Alyssa S. — $75 Amazon gift card.
3rd Place. Jason M. — $25 Amazon gift card.

1. Martyn B.
2. Alyssa S.
3. Jason M.
4. Milan J.
5. Fraser C.
6. Tom S.
7. Heidi S.
8. Kiz P.l
9. Jean-Philippe M.
10. Anna S.
11. Matt S.
12. Mark C.
13. Kevin M.
14. Matthew B.
15. Clayton Ch.
16. Sachdev P.
17. Satbir Ch.
18. Chris D.
19. John P.
20. Jennifer S.
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The Leaderboard has now reset to zero for March 2026. Every Circular user, including last month's winners, begins the new ranking from the same starting position.

Martyn B. on Sleep, Consistency, and Topping the Circular Leaderboard

For someone who describes himself as "historically, a very poor sleeper," Martyn's recent run on the Circular Leaderboard looks like a contradiction. Last month, he hit a 15-day streak of top Wellness and Sleep scores, the kind of consistency that landed him at the top of the global ranking.

"This is mind-blowing for me," he says.

From 3am Wake-Ups to a Stricter Routine

Martyn is 63, based in the UK, and retired at 57 after a career in IT. He is a keen cyclist who trains through the summer months across the UK and overseas, a sim pilot, the family cook with a soft spot for vegan recipes, and still works a few days a week as a Deliveroo cyclist.

For years, good sleep was the one thing that routinely got away from him. "Often getting up at 3am to snooze and read." That was the pattern before Circular.

What changed was the circadian rhythm. After getting the ring, Martyn started paying attention to sleep timing and structure in a way he never had before. He adopted a stricter wake-up and bedtime, cut phones and tablets at least thirty minutes before bed, and stopped drinking fluids late into the evening to avoid the wake-ups that broke his nights apart.

"A good, solid night, I believe, leads to a good wellness and energized next day."

Why Health Tracking Matters to Him

Martyn's interest in tracking is not about optimisation. It is about staying ahead of the numbers that have already given him trouble.

Last year, he had a high blood pressure reading. Despite exercising regularly, his cholesterol also came back high. He adjusted his diet, started running on top of his cycling, and brought both readings down. Circular became part of that picture, a way to monitor the day-to-day signals behind the annual doctor's appointment.

The Sleep Circle, Every Morning

Inside the Circular app, Martyn has one tab he opens every single day without fail.

"Every morning when I wake up, my first task is to sync the ring and look at the sleep details. So the Sleep circle is the one I look at every day."

He uses Kira AI as well, and credits it with catching things he would have missed on his own. He remembers one morning when his immune score dropped and Kira recommended water with electrolytes. By the end of the day, the score had recovered.

What Got Him to the Top of the Leaderboard

Martyn did not set out to top the Leaderboard. Looking back, he thinks two things mattered most.

The first was the cardio base he had already built through cycling and his newer running training. The second was the sleep transformation. Once his nights became consistent, everything else he was doing during the day started to show up differently in his scores.

He also noticed what breaks the pattern. "Occasionally, I've had a late night out with friends, and boy, does this massively impact the sleep and wellness score the next day."

His Advice to New Users

Asked what he would tell someone just starting with Circular, Martyn's answer was specific.

“Ensure you carry out the 14 day calibration as accurately as you can. When you need to charge do it when less active and NOT overnight. Use Kira+ and read through the details – it’s a fascinating insight. It once recommended plenty of water with electrolytes when my immune score dropped and it did the job by end of day.”

What He's Working On Next

Steps is Martyn's weakest metric, and he knows it. Cycling builds cardio fitness, but it does not build a step count.

As the UK comes into spring, he has set himself a walking goal: to walk from the east of London, through the city, and out to the west side over the course of the summer.

"Out of all the metrics Circular gives me, the steps is my poorest one, and it has motivated me to get that score up."

The Feature He's Waiting For

Martyn currently tracks his blood pressure with a cuff machine, a device he describes as a "faff." The feature he most wants to see added to the ring is blood pressure monitoring.

"It's my main 'life' stat. Hoping this will come one day."

For now, the Leaderboard keeps resetting. This month has already started, and Martyn's 15-day streak begins again at zero, alongside every other Circular user.

Thank you, Martyn, for trusting us with your story. Somewhere in this month's ranking, three more users are quietly building the kind of consistency that Martyn described. We look forward to meeting them.

Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.