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Heart rate variability, or HRV, is a common metric found in sleep trackers. HRV measures the overall state of our autonomic nervous system, and it can be helpful feedback when trying to determine whether we’re well-rested or need to dial back the intensity of our physical activity.

But HRV is incredibly personal and it can be hard to quantify. What counts as a “high” heart rate variability for one person may be “low” for another.

To learn what HRV tells us about our autonomic nervous system and how you can use it to improve your lifestyle, Tom speaks to Shyamal Patel, the Head of Science at Oura, and Marco Altini, a scientific advisor to Oura and an expert on HRV.

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0:00 What is HRV?
0:50 HRV: A Highly Personal
1:24 What Does HRV Measure?
2:19 What Does our HRV Tell Us?
4:20 The BEST Way to Measure HRV
5:47 What is a GOOD HRV?
7:08 How to IMPROVE Your HRV
8:34 Tips for Getting the Best HRV
9:37 Final Takeaways

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