Sleep is a powerful marker, both mental and physical. We feel like taking it during so i sleep is kind of the answer in terms of really understanding your next day capacity. If you have any other questions that we weren't able to kind of address here, let us know we'll do our very best to answer those. Make sure to check out their previous episodes on sleep strain and more.
What is HRV? WHOOP VP of Performance Kristen Holmes and Director of Analytics Emily Capodilupo discuss everything there is to know about heart rate variability, including what it is (3:39), why it's such a valuable metric (7:06), how it's an indicator of fitness (10:11), what things affect it (12:59), why WHOOP tracks it during sleep (17:27), the role it plays in recovery (23:04), how it fluctuates regularly (26:42), why it's hard to say what a "normal" HRV is (30:07), the reason it's most beneficial to follow trends over time (32:11), and lifestyle choices to improve HRV (33:00) like better hydration (36:42), nutrition (39:19) and sleep (42:30).
Support the Show.