Is HRV Training the Best Approach for Athletes?
Paul Odlin • July 3, 2023
Heart rate variability can be a good indicator of when athletes are in danger of overtraining and can be used to help track patterns.

Thousands of recreational, age group and professional athletes have tried monitoring HRV, and many of those have found it useful to help them avoid non-functional overreaching and illness. Consistency in measurement is key, though, as HRV can be a “noisy” measure with unexplained fluctuations.