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.
I luv HRV 🙂
Heart Rate Variability is a great metric to measure stress. Thank you BeatHealthy!
I purchased this watch to motnior my heart rate during a pretty intense cardio workout, the workout gets my heart rate up near my max so I wanted to be safe. I also chose this watch because it doesn’t require a strap. I received the watch and tried it out the same night I received it. I put it on, and was very happy at first. It took my heart rate within 5 seconds, and I even manually checked my heart rate, and the watch was within a beat accurate. I clicked on the CHRONO function, and took my heart rate and began my workout. Within 5 minutes of working out, I decided to check my heart rate, again the watch still worked great. However, once I started sweating during my workout, the watch stopped reading my heart rate. I couldn’t figure it out at first, but then after reading the directions it states right there that the heart rate motnior will not read if the watch is wet. In other words, the watch will work great as long as you don’t sweat. So if you are looking for a watch to motnior your heart rate while resting or during a very light workout, then this is the watch for you. If you are looking to motnior your heart rate while working out, running or doing an intense cardio routine, this is not the watch for you.
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Hi Dave!No, I don’t adjust it based on auctal achieved. That way madness (and eventual over-training) lies, in my case at least! I know of three ways to calculate heart rate zones:1. 220 minus (your age) = 100%, so in my case that would be 200 43 = 177. So 75% would be 133.2. Another way that gives you the same 100% heart rate, but moves up your zones based on your resting heart rate, is [(220 – (your age) – (resting heart rate)) x 75%)] + (resting heart rate). In my case that would be [(220 – 43 – 55) x 75%] +55 = 147. So the fitter you are according to resting heart rate, the faster you can go in sub-100% zones.3. A cycling buddy recently told me of another way for cyclists to find their 100%: Find a hill that is several kilometres long, warm up, and then start going up the hill as far and as fast as you can. After you have fallen over, get up and measure your heart rate. That would be 100%. So this method would also allow you to change your zones as you get fitter.I just stick to number 1 for the simple reason that my running watch does it that way!
I agree. Life = Stress. I’ve gotten used to liivng with some degree of stress. Right now, I’m on the low end of stress. Things have been going good. And I am making a point of enjoying it, because I doubt it will last long. Especially since we are in the big holiday season. Hi from the Special Needs Blog Hop.