First, determine your baseline level by measuring your HRV at rest for 4-6 weeks. Measure it the same way every day, preferably first thing in the morning because that's the most stable part of your day.After this, compare your HRV to your rolling average and to the same day in the previous weeks:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If it drops too much, you're in fight-or-flight mode likely due to a lot of stress</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If it rises too much, you're in rest-and-digest mode, but you're experiencing too much recovery due to accumulated stress, overtraining or sickness</li></ul>Either way, if your HRV is outside your baseline levels, you should rest.

How to interpret your HRV at rest stats

A higher HRV is generally a good thing, but there are exceptions that the app picks up on. You want your HRV to&nbsp;gradually increase over time&nbsp;(weeks, months, years). If you have taken a few Morning Readiness readings, you know that your HRV can go up and down slightly from day to day. This is normal and generally healthy.Most folks understand that if your HRV drops a significant amount, it is indicating that you are likely experiencing abnormal amounts of stress (Sympathetic NS activity). It is then recommended to prioritize rest and recovery for optimal long-term results. However, it is less intuitive that the same can be said if your HRV rises a significant amount in a short period of time. If your&nbsp;HRV rises abnormally high&nbsp;(above a certain standard deviation) within a day or a few days, the app indicates with a yellow or red that you are likely experiencing abnormal amounts of recovery (Parasympathetic NS activity). This is often in response to accumulated amounts of stress.Here are a few scenarios resulting in a high HRV score paired with a yellow or red readiness indicator:<UL><LI>Overtraining – Overreaching and over-training can occur when you repeatedly experience a level of stress that your body can’t recover from. This often registers as decreasing HRV over the course of a few days, followed by a sharp increase in HRV suddenly one day. This happens because, at a certain point, your body reaches a threshold where it has to stop prioritizing the fight or flight stress response and goes into a deep recovery.</LI><LI>Mild sickness</LI><LI>Change in exercise routine</LI><LI>Change in sleep patterns</LI></UL>It is important for your body to go into deep recovery mode if it needs it. If you interrupt this process, you pose the risk of overtraining and/or not recovering fully from whatever stress your body is recovering from.&nbsp;This can have negative impacts on training improvements and longer-term health.One way Elite HRV tries to help you better understand your HRV scores in relation to your Autonomic Nervous System status is through our Autonomic Balance Gauge, Readiness Color Indicator, and Readiness Score. These additional readiness indicators increase the clarity of what the HRV score means.

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{A higher HRV is generally good, but consistent increases over time are ideal. Fluctuations in HRV from day to day are normal and healthy indicators of stress levels.}

2. Significance of Abnormal HRV Increases

{Abnormally high HRV spikes in a short period may indicate excessive recovery from accumulated stress, such as from overtraining or sickness. Interrupting the recovery process can lead to negative impacts on long-term health.}

3. Factors Contributing to High HRV Scores

{Scenarios like overtraining, mild sickness, change in exercise routine, or sleep patterns can lead to high HRV scores paired with yellow or red readiness indicators. These situations require the body to enter deep recovery mode for optimal health and training improvements.}

{Elite HRV provides tools like the Autonomic Balance Gauge, Readiness Color Indicator, and Readiness Score to help users better interpret their HRV scores in relation to their Autonomic Nervous System status. These additional readiness indicators enhance the clarity of what the HRV score means.}

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