EP39 - Heart Rate Variability - with Simon Shepard

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Have you ever had a really stressful day and wondered what kind of impact it had on your health? More importantly, is there anything you can do today that would improve your ability to have a better day tomorrow? In this episode, Simon Shepard explains why understanding your heart rate variability may actually be the piece of data that could help you answer these questions.

Co-Founder of Optima Life, physio therapist at Lords cricket grounds, speaker and innovator. Simon specialises in combining technology and coaching to help organisations and individuals become more resilient, productive and purposeful. With decades of experience in human optimisation, Simon lectures internationally on a variety of health and performance related subjects.

I met Simon several years ago when I was first introduced to heart rate variability training. And how our brain-heart connection influences our ability to cope with stress and recover from illness. HRV training has applications for not just high performance athletes as we will find out in this episode.

You can find Simon at https://optima-life.com 

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information purposes only and does replace medical advice or other professional health care services. The guests interviewed on this podcast are in no way connected to Re-Invent Health and are free to express their opinions based on their professional discretion. The use of information on this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The subject matter is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
21 Sep 2020 English South Africa Health & Fitness · Food

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