How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - Dr Leah Lagos

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 what HRV is and what it means for your overall health, what HRV’s relationship is to your brain function and 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 and much more… - 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 Impa