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Garmin

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Sigh 27 Jan 7:32am, 27 Jan 2025 31,691 posts	0 Sigh Do Garmin sell laxatives? (I feel absolutely fine, nothing 'in real life' to support Garmin's assertion)
chunkywizard 27 Jan 7:34am, 27 Jan 2025 17,866 posts	0 chunkywizard It’s to do with the fact that your HRV status is low even with a low load. My HRV goes low when I’m tired, ill etc.
Sigh 27 Jan 9:28am, 27 Jan 2025 31,694 posts	0 Sigh Thanks, CW - however, it's marginal even by their own data. The stark message of 'Strained' is excessive in the context of a slight drop in one average.
SPR 27 Jan 10:09am, 27 Jan 2025 46,915 posts	0 SPR I think it is reasonable. HRV is a range therefore the range already allows you to drop a bit lower than midpoint before it reports strained. How accurate the measurements is another matter and how important it is even if accurate up for debate but there's research out there that HRV reacts before resting HR to illness/ tiredness etc. Combine it with how you feel and if you notice correlation it may be worth taking note. It could be simply fatigue from training so just a reminder to prioritise recovery not anything major to worry about.
Dillthedog 27 Jan 10:20am, 27 Jan 2025 6,783 posts	0 Dillthedog I find HRV to be a very sensitive measure of my health. For example, I have a bit of a cold and touch of chest infection, and my HRV has taken quite a serious dip. I think it is a good way to make sure that everything is working well. At my best, my HRV is in the upper 80s, at present I am down in the 60s,
Snail 27 Jan 10:26am, 27 Jan 2025 3,511 posts	0 Snail I was "Strained" with low HRV after a bout of noravirus at the beginning of the year. Another thing to bear in mind is that it is a rolling 7 day average so that low figure 6 days ago will drop out of your average in 2 days.
Oranj 27 Jan 11:17am, 27 Jan 2025 4,418 posts	0 Oranj Turns out that going on holiday is good for your HRV. This was my graph from 10 days away last summer
Dillthedog 27 Jan 12:38pm, 27 Jan 2025 6,784 posts	0 Dillthedog Oranj wrote:Turns out that going on holiday is good for your HRV. This was my graph from 10 days away last summer Or... going to work is bad for you?
Velociraptor 27 Jan 12:45pm, 27 Jan 2025 73,460 posts	0 Velociraptor My HRV has been well above my normal for a few nights despite irregular hours, irregular meals and a race. When I've been ill I've never had the dips that other people get.
larkim 27 Jan 1:31pm, 27 Jan 2025 26,480 posts	0 larkim Are you all reporting HRV from constant monitoring sources, or running an app on the watch to generate a daily figure? Must admit I've never used it, and it's not natively on my watch (other than I think it is implied via the stress score), so just testing out an app that does a 5 minute test to see what happens.