As an athlete I found myself burning out and getting hurt. I was also unusually sick. I never have an issue with colds or flu. It wasn’t until I realized That I was having a hard time recovering from all of the training I was doing that I need to find something to track my daily readiness. Enter Elite HRV.
I was going down a pretty dark road. If I didn’t get a handle on my recovery I would have probably gotten severely injured or extremely sick. I was lucky enough to have found Elite HRV when I did.
Thinking Of Tracking HRV?
If you are an athlete who is looking to find ways to avoid injury, or just to keep tabs on whats going on with your body on a daily basis than tracking your HRV is a great way to do it. HRV (Heart Rate Variability) has been used in the medical field for a long time. It is used to see the beat to beat time difference of anyone given heart beat. Depending on those numbers will determine if you are in good training condition or if you need to rest some more. Check Out This Article For more HRV Basics
Elite HRV has come out with a free application that allows the user to track their HRV using a chest strap HRM (heart rate monitor). You must have one of these for any HRV tracking application, however. It is the most accurate way to achieve this information.
What Is Elite HRV?
As stated before the Elite HRV application is one that is free on both the Google play store and the iTunes store. It is an app that can be used by anyone not only athletes. It is simple and easy to follow. You do not need to be a doctor to use this application either. It is the combination of CEO/Founder Jason Moore, and COO/Founder Alyssa Moore.
All you need to do is connect your chest strap HRM to your phone, open the Elite HRV application. Hit Morning Readiness and you start recording. Once the recording is over you can put in how you slept, and how intense your previous days’workout was. Then you will get a screen that shows your readiness. It is that simple.
Pros
- Free
- Simple To Understand
- Full Data If You Want It
- Breathing Guide Built In
- Excellent Customer Service
- Science-Backed
Cons
- You Need A External HRM
Why Use HRV?
Simple
If you can open up your an application and press a few buttons you can use this application. It does all the hard work for you. The hardest part is getting your heart rate monitor on. After that, you are good to go.
When you get your results they will even give you a meter of your perceived readiness for the day and you can then decided how you will approach the rest of your day.
Real-Time Information
If you are inclined to look deeper into your HRV reading you can. They will and do provide you will all of the measurements from your reading if you are able to read each measurement. It is great for thsoe that want to track their HRV but also want to know all of the specifics.
They will give you your data as a file so you can use other software in order to break down your results even further.
Breathing Guide
Your breath and your ability to control your emotional state. This has a direct relationship with your ability to get into a good state for an HRV measurement. Breathing and heart rate are directed related. When your breath in your heart rate will rise and when you breathe out your heart rate will go down.
Having a steady and controlled breathing pattern during your reading is going to give a better measurement. It is good that the developers of this app have included a breathing guide that is adjustable to your own needs.
Readiness Meter
This is the best feature among other great ones. Many people do not care about the in’s and out’s of things like this. They simply want to know what it can do for them and what they can do to use the information given. The readiness meter is easy to read/follow.
If you read more into HRV you will know about the parasympathetic and sympathetic side of the nervous system. Parasympathetic being your rest and digest side and your sympathetic side is your fight or flight side. Depending on what side of the scale you are on will determine how you go about your day.
What Are People Saying?
Taking a quick look through the internet you will see that people are loving this application. Here are a couple of reviews from the google play store and iTunes store:
What Else Could You Use?
There are some other options out there for those looking to track their HRV:
- BioForce HRV
- SweetBeat HRV
- HRV4Training
BioForce HRV is a comprehensive HRV tracking application with software as well as hardware that provide you with a detailed analysis of your HRV readings. Giving you suggestions on training as well as all of your data right in front of you to track. It, however, it is a paid program that costs $194.
SweetBeat HRV is another mobile application that tracks and measures your HRV using the same tools as the Elite HRV application. There is a stress monitor, as well as a graph section where you can see your data in real time. It is, however, $6.32 on the google play store and $9.99 on the iTunes Store.
HRV4Training is a mobile HRV tracking application that is $14.99 on the google play store and $9.99 on the iTunes store. The difference with this application is how the HRV is measured. They use the camera on the phone with the light to detect your HRV.
And the Verdict Is…
If you are an athlete looking to stave off injury and keep training to a high level then your best bet is to add some HRV tracking into your life. It is a non-invasive and relative cheap way to get and stay on the path to wellness. The Elite HRV application is free and can be downloaded from the iTunes Store or the Google Play Store.
KHO Health was acquired by was acquire by 9INE POINT in the summer of 2019 and is now referred to as 9INE POINT Health.
