Please enjoy the following interpretations of SweetBeat’s heart rate variability (HRV) for training, along with explanations of average power levels and HRV age.
Important points to remember:
- HRV can vary greatly from person to person depending on health and fitness
- HRV can vary greatly for an individual from day to day and even hour to hour
- While there are “average HRV values” determined through clinical research, HRV is dynamic and individuals will tend to have their own range
- Scroll down to see charts of “average HRV values” from some research papers
- Some athletes have HRV values that are magnitudes higher than average persons
- SweetBeat is about understanding and managing the nervous system and not intended to diagnose anything. If you feel your HRV is “low” see your doctor
- Athletes use HRV to guide training
- As seen on the next 2 charts, HRV power levels vary quite a bit
- The elite athlete has LF and HF power that are orders of magnitude higher than average
- Don’t be alarmed if your HRV values are closer to average
Source for HRV age: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109797005548
Values based on 24 hour measurements
HRV represents rMSSD scaled to a value between 0 – 100 and is SweetBeat specific
Source for Average LF/HF:
Values based on 5 minute measurements
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