Increasing my HRV

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a very magic way to measure how "relaxed" and/or "recovered" your body is. It works by measuring the offset in time between your heart beats. Example. If your heart beats 60 times in a minute, it does not exactly beats every second. There might be a small difference between the beats:


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^^ Example. If this is 5 seconds. It beats a bit faster in the first 2 beats. Then some more time between them. Etc. The difference between these timings, can be measured. The different will be your HRV. I am NOT a doctor so if you want some more in depth info check this article (after you are done reading this one).

So, what works.

Because nobody wants to read a long long article, here is what worked for me>

1. I started running, once a week. 5 km. On Sunday, beginning of the afternoon.


2. Using the 8 hours supplement, it's great! Contains magnesium (this is the one you REALLY wanna start using if you don't already (again not a doctor)).


3. Weekly yoga, stretching the body really helps make those muscles loose again.


4. Intermittent fasting. Skip breakfast and stop eating late, the late eating really hurts your body in terms of HRV.


5. do not workout late. if you work out late, your body won't fully recover during sleeping. you'll most likely will feel more tired when your wake up.