Exploring Heart Rate Variability and Recovery in Training
This chapter explores heart rate variability (HRV) and its significance in recovery processes, emphasizing the use of physiological tools to improve athletic training. It also highlights innovative projects aimed at measurement enhancements and shares insights from an upcoming book that compiles expert knowledge on HRV and training.
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Marco Altini is a scientist and developer mainly working at the intersection between health, technology and performance. Marco has a PhD in Data Science and a MSc in Computer Science Engineering as well as another MSc in Human Movement Sciences, with a specialization in High Performance Coaching
He started HRV4Training in 2012, making it a tool that is today trusted by more than 150 000 athletes, including olympic medalists and professional teams. HRV4Training is a mobile platform using advanced signal processing and data analytics to measure physiology and quantify stress, helping athletes of all levels to better balance training and lifestyle stressors to improve performance
Marco also serves as a Data Science Advisor at Oura, helping their team developing meaningful insights from physiological data. In addition, he is also a guest lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Physiology section of the Department of Human Movement Sciences.
