Stress Adaptation and HRV

About This Episode

Dr. Mike T Nelson explains HRV as a noninvasive marker of nervous system stress. Covers the history from Russian cosmonauts to modern applications, the concept of antifragility, and why lower HRV after hard workouts can actually be good stress.

Key Takeaways

• HRV originated from Russian space program
• Lower HRV next day can be good stress
• Look at trends over time not single readings
• Being healthy and not sick arent the same
• Antifragility explains stress adaptation

Topics Covered