For new HRV Health members the amount of material appears overwhelming. This guide will make it less daunting. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a science. While it’s been around for decades it’s only recently become a topic which has touched the fringes of public consciousness. This article explains the amazing benefits of measuring HRV: The… Continue reading HRV Health: what should you read?
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Starting out with HRV Health
We see a familiar pattern with our new users. Once they’ve done their first reading, they want to test the results. Most people don’t want to wait until tomorrow to take the next reading. So they take another one, and the numbers are different. Then they take another one. The numbers differ again. They start… Continue reading Starting out with HRV Health
Why HRV Health is free
There are many people who think that because something is free, that’s what it’s worth. Our users ask how we can offer such a great product without any charge. What’s the catch? There is none. HRV Health started with a simple idea. The rising cost of healthcare is unsustainable. In 2018 (the latest year for… Continue reading Why HRV Health is free
Open letter to the World’s leaders
We are seeing a familiar pattern as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 surges across the globe. The defences that you promised will keep us safe, are failing. The economy is going backwards. So you raise new defences, promising that this time they will protect us. Now, it’s the booster vaccine that will save us. Why… Continue reading Open letter to the World’s leaders
Registering on the HRV Health Platform
HRV Health places data quality at the forefront. This starts at registration. All the important data are validated to make sure that they are correct. Yes, it appears to complicate the registration, but it saves our users from many problems later on. Email address: We authenticate the email address for two reasons: To check that… Continue reading Registering on the HRV Health Platform
Using HRV Health iOS app v2
Before using the app, you will need to register on the HRV Health platform Press the Login/Register button. You will be directed to the HRV Health platform. Press the Sign Up button, and enter your details as requested. There are a number of items which are obligatory and the app will not work unless these… Continue reading Using HRV Health iOS app v2
Heart Rate Variability: From Standard ECG Monitors to Wearables
Evangelia AthanasiouiMotions Product Management AssistantAugust 31st, 2021 Monitoring Heart Rate Variability (HRV) allows for exploring human activity through the heart, which can help us gain insight into health issues and behaviors. For example, fatigue and stress are daily characteristics that we can obtain by measuring HRV. In general, low HRV data can indicate fatigue, overtraining, cardiovascular… Continue reading Heart Rate Variability: From Standard ECG Monitors to Wearables
Which heart rate monitor should you get
The HRV Health apps only work with H9 and H10 Polar heart rate monitors: which one should you get? The Polar H9 and H10 heart rate monitors are the only commercially available consumer devices that provide data that is accurate enough to measure heart rate variability. The H10 costs is almost 50% more than the… Continue reading Which heart rate monitor should you get
Improving the numbers
Roy is HRV Health’s founder. His RMSSD is between 100 and 120, and his RHR is usually around 40. Those are the metrics of an athlete in his twenties. Roy is . “Six years ago I was in deep trouble. My SRRS score was 394.” He says. “There was an 80% chance of having a… Continue reading Improving the numbers
Understanding the numbers
Getting familiar with all the metrics that HRV Health produces can seem daunting at first. What is good? What is bad? What should you be looking for? This article will answer those questions. RMSSD is the measure of heart rate variability (HRV). The higher the number, the better. A good number is age and gender… Continue reading Understanding the numbers