Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision clock – nor would you ...

If you wear a fitness tracker, you’ve likely seen a stat labeled “HRV” pop up on your screen. But what does it mean, and does it matter? Short for heart rate variability, HRV has become a popular ...

These days, it may seem like there’s a million different data points that you’re supposed to keep track of—hello, steps, sleep, and recovery scores!—and it’s difficult to know which ones are worth ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your ...

It’s no secret that rest is one of the most important parts of training, but learning to listen to your body is also one of the greatest challenges triathletes face. "Should I hit that hard workout ...

It's no secret that alcohol inhibits overall health, but for runners and other athletes, the risks are even more adverse. Drinking alcohol negatively affects your heart-rate variability (or HRV) and ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, there’s a good chance that you will have come across the term heart rate variability (or HRV for short). Popularised by the likes ...

If you own a smartwatch or have been around people who own smartwatches, you may have encountered a metric called HRV, or heart rate variability. On the internet and social media, it certainly seems ...

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