What if one metric could tell you all you need to know about how well your body is recovering and how ready it is for the day ahead? Let us introduce Heart Rate Variability, HRV for short. But how does it work, why is it important and what does it mean when it's low? Heather is here to explain with the help of our friends at ‪@WHOOP‬!

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Welcome 0:00
What is HRV 0:30
How does HRV differ to Heart Rate 0:59
How does HRV work? 1:28
How to record HRV 2:42
What do my Heart Rate numbers mean? 4:21
Is there a goal HRV? 6:03
Why is HRV different to heart rate? 6:30
Why is everyone's HRV so different? 7:14
How do I improve my HRV? 9:45

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