What to do when you are ill

What do you do when your HRV figures plummet and you don’t feel well. Low HRV figures are a signal. Athletes see it when they take a reading immediately after an intense workout. Post workout readings are dramatic. The reading an hour later shows the powers of recovery, with numbers often better than the morning… Continue reading What to do when you are ill

Your heart is your personal pathologist

Resting heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) are metrics that give consistent feedback on our health status and fitness. As we get fitter, our resting heart rate drops. Elite athletes have a resting heart rate in the mid 30s.  Why HRV is important?  The heart beat forms one of the most important indicators of… Continue reading Your heart is your personal pathologist

HRV Health: what should you read?

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?

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