Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi #1200 You Are Not Overstressed, You Are Under Recovered - The Fastest Way to Raise HRV with Justin Roethlingshoefer
Dec 29, 2025
In this chat, Justin Roethlingshoefer, a human performance expert and founder of Own It Coaching, dives deep into the significance of heart rate variability (HRV) for health and recovery. He highlights how HRV serves as your nervous system's early warning system and explains the critical link between HRV and factors like sleep, nutrition, and training intensity. Justin argues that most people are under-recovered rather than overstressed and offers practical strategies to boost HRV, emphasizing the importance of quality sleep and mindful eating.
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HRV Is Your Body's Language
- Heart rate variability (HRV) is your body's language for how well it adapts to stress and strain.
- HRV reflects nervous system regulation across mental, physical, emotional, and perceived stressors.
Compare Trends, Not People
- HRV varies by age and individual capacity so comparing to others is misleading.
- Use population ranges for context but focus on your own trend and resilience.
Baseline HRV Before Interventions
- Track HRV for two weeks without changing habits to establish a baseline.
- Then change one variable at a time and observe how HRV responds before assuming causation.