OK smartwatch and fitness band tracker people, who wears theirs at night and can therefore see HRV? No joke, I did not even know this was a thing until I bought my "whoop" band and saw that it's one of the main metrics it tracks. At that point I learned that my HRV is absolute shit and I made a goal to improve it. In my defense anxiety/stress apparently plays a significant part and I got my whoop like a week before moving and it's been a roller coaster ride since, so that's probably part of the reason for the low #'s.
Some other action items to improve it:
1. Moar cardio
2. LESS ALCOHOL. This was an eye opener that showed me how severely even a little alcohol can affect the body. I could eat 170g protein, lift and do cardio, but if I have just two drinks that don't even give me a buzz my HRV will drop down to the 18-21 range for that night. It's nuts. So I basically limit myself to two drinks a week now, and only if I'm out at a restaurant that has good drinks.
Note: the higher this number is, the better.
Post yours up if you have it!
Some other action items to improve it:
1. Moar cardio
2. LESS ALCOHOL. This was an eye opener that showed me how severely even a little alcohol can affect the body. I could eat 170g protein, lift and do cardio, but if I have just two drinks that don't even give me a buzz my HRV will drop down to the 18-21 range for that night. It's nuts. So I basically limit myself to two drinks a week now, and only if I'm out at a restaurant that has good drinks.
Heart rate variability is where the amount of time between your heartbeats fluctuates slightly. Even though these fluctuations are undetectable except with specialized devices, they can still indicate current or future health problems, including heart conditions and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
Estimation of Prognosis Using HRV
The association of heart rate variability (HRV) and prognosis, both for all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality, has been studied using ECG at rest, with exercise and in the ambulatory setting. A meta-analysis by Hillebrand and colleagues found that, using both resting and ambulatory ECG monitoring, lower HRV is associated with a 32ā45 % increased risk of first CV event in patients without known CV disease.1 Additionally, elevated HRV demonstrates a protective effect, with an increase in standard deviation of the normalised NN interval (SDNN) of 1 % resulting in an approximate 1 % reduction of fatal or non-fatal CV disease event.
Note: the higher this number is, the better.
Post yours up if you have it!