How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability - Dr Leah Lagos - #829

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08/24/24

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Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author.

Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers and today we get to hear her best advice.

Expect to learn the crucial relationship between HRV and your brain function plus heart health, the best way to improve your HRV, what most people get wrong when trying to optimise their HRV, the most surprising factors that can impact your HRV, the role of breath, stress and fitness and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) The History of HRV (03:42) Why HRV Lowers During Stress (06:57) What Determines HRV Range? (11:11) The Link Between HRV & Brain Function (15:52) Is it Beneficial to Hack Your HRV? (24:31) Finding Your Ideal Breath Rate (30:22) How We Should Breathe Throughout the Day (35:07) Impact of Nasal Breathing on HRV (39:08) Is This More Beneficial Than VO2 Max? (44:30) What People Get Wrong With HRV (48:13) Recommended Vagal Practices (51:51) Common Pitfalls in HRV Training (55:00) Where to Find Leah

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