Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the patterns embedded in your heartbeat. It includes time, frequency, fractal and chaotic measurements. It turns out that the more fractal-like and chaotic your heart rhythm is, the more resilient you are! Ask yourself; Are you able to quickly calm down after a stressful situation?
HRV is a “view” into what your nervous system is doing. There are two branches of the nervous system that work together to stay balanced. When you are stressed, one branch of your nervous system, the “fight or flight” branch, becomes very active. When this happens, HRV goes down and represents imbalance between the two branches. When the stressful situation passes, HRV goes up as the nervous system returns to normal.
High HRV is a sign of calm and low HRV is a sign of stress. The good news is that there are many simple solutions, such as deep breathing, that helps restore calm and increase HRV.
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HRV is the measure of the time variation between heartbeats
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?
When we think of our heart rate, we think of a number between 50 and 90 beats per minute (BPM). This number represents our average heart rate.
In reality, our heart rate changes from beat to beat. For example, when you inhale your heart beat speeds up and when you exhale it slows down. So an average heart rate of 60 BPM may actually vary between 55 and 65 BPM.
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a measure of this naturally occurring variation in the heart rate. Research shows that lots of variation in the heart beat intervals, or high HRV, is a sign of health.
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