A well-rested, well-nourished, and exercised body can support hormone and immune function and influence emotional health.
Tracking progress towards recovery can promote contentment and stable moods in the following ways:
- Heart rate variability (HRV) is essential for understanding your autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. Higher HRV indicates better recovery, while lower is linked to stress and poor recovery. However, a higher HRV is not always better, and a lower HRV is not always worse. As a general guideline, a higher HRV typically means better recovery, and a lower HRV typically means worse recovery.
- Resting heart rate (RHR) can indicate cardiovascular health and fitness and be a marker of factors affecting emotional well-being.
- Respiratory rate (RR) is the number of breaths taken per minute. While it may not directly affect mood, it is closely related to our body's stress response and can impact our emotional state.
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