Understanding Heart Rate Variability and Its Performance Potential with Kristen Holmes and Emily Capodilupo

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Recovery, Health, Life Sciences, Data, Optimize Performance, Science, Hrv, Fitness, Wearable, Health & Fitness, Sports, Strain, Whoop, Sleep

4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week we revisit an all-time classic episode all about Heart Rate Variability (HRV). VP of Performance Kristen Holmes and SVP of Data Science and Research Emily Capodilupo dive deep into everything there is to know about HRV – and why it’s such a critical metric for evaluating your body’s readiness to perform. Learn what HRV is (3:00), why it’s so valuable to measure (6:35), and how it is a sign of fitness (9:40). Find out why WHOOP collects HRV data during sleep (17:05) and how it ...

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0:00.0	Okay, folks, welcome back to the Whoop Podcast, where we sit down with top athletes, researchers,
0:08.3	scientists, and more to learn what the best in the world are doing to perform at their peak.
0:13.2	And what you can do to unlock your own best performance.
0:15.9	I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Whoop.
0:19.0	And we're on a mission to unlock human performance.
0:22.9	That's right.
0:23.4	What a great mission that we get to attack every day.
0:27.2	Well, this week we're bringing back one of our greatest hits and one of the most important
0:31.9	whoop podcasts, which is, of course, about heart rate variability.
0:37.2	Our own VP of Performance, Kristen heart rate variability.
0:41.8	Our own VP of performance, Kristen Holmes, and our SVP of data science and research,
0:49.8	Emily Capitaluppo, are here to help you understand the importance of HRV heart rate variability.
0:51.8	Kristen and Emily will discuss what HRV is and why it is so valuable to human performance,
0:59.0	how it is a sign of fitness, what affects HRV on a day-to-day basis, why we measure
1:05.5	HRV during sleep, how it impacts your recovery score, what a normal HRV can be and why it might fluctuate,
1:14.5	and simple lifestyle choices around hydration, nutrition, and sleep that can impact your
1:20.8	HRV.
1:23.1	A reminder, if you're new to Whoop, you can use the code Will when you're checking out to get a $60 credit on Woop accessories.
1:29.7	You can use that credit for new bands, battery packs, whoop body apparel, and more.
1:34.0	That's at join.wop.com.
1:36.8	Also, if you have a question, you want to see answered on the podcast, email us.
1:39.9	Podcast at Woop.com.
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