HRV - Heart Rate Variability
The WHOOP Strap utilizes HRV, along with other factors to assess readiness and recovery. If athletes understand these two variables, then they can strategically train without overreaching and burning out.
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0:54 - What Is HRV (Heart Rate Variability)? HRV Explained
HRV is the time variability exists between heart beats. This variation creates a number that relates to autonomic nervous system health.
The autonomic nervous system includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which interact with one another in an acute and day-to-day basis.
Sympathetic = Fight or Flight Responses
Parasympathetic = Rest and Digest Responses
If these two nervous systems are highly responsive, then an athlete will typically have a higher HRV. And if there’s an imbalance, then HRV will be lower.
It’s important to remember that high and low HRV numbers are related to one’s norm, and there is no clear-cut perfect equation for assessing what is “high” and “low” for everyone.
What Can Affect HRV?
There are multiple factors that can affect HRV. Some of these include,
-Genetics
-Age
-Environment
-Sex
-Diet
-Overall Health
Like training and diet, HRV should be taken into the context of one’s lifestyle, overall training goals, and daily habits.
How WHOOP Uses HRV
WHOOP accounts for the different HRV factors above learns from your body the more you use it. This allows WHOOP’s algorithm to better illustrate your readiness and recovery.
When first using a WHOOP Strap, activity levels and recovery needs are compared to those of the same age, sex, and activity level. Then after about four days, WHOOP will begin to learn and adapt to your own physiology, which helps with understanding what’s considered normal for your performance.
To assess recovery needs and training readiness, WHOOP compiles daily strain and workout strain, then relates these strains to how much recovery and sleep an individual needs to get by, perform, or peak.
Within the WHOOP app, there is a graph that presents daily strain in accordance to undertraining, optimal training, and overreaching. This is a useful system to help athletes avoid overreaching and setting themselves back due to burnout.
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