Ultimate Guide to Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (Science, Uses, Benefits, & More) | Dr. Jay Wiles @ Hanu Health

2022-10-05

For the last seven years, every morning I roll over and take one measurement before I get out of bed and start my morning routine. That metric is called heart rate variability (HRV). This one biomarker provides a major window into the current status of your body, mind, and biology. Yet most of us have no idea what to do with our scores. That's where our guest comes in. Meet our guest Dr. Jay Wiles is an international speaker, scientist, clinician, influencer, and subject-matter expert and authority on the interconnection between the human stress response and health...

For the last seven years, every morning I roll over and take one measurement before I get out of bed and start my morning routine. That metric is called heart rate variability (HRV).

This one biomarker provides a major window into the current status of your body, mind, and biology. Yet most of us have no idea what to do with our scores. That's where our guest comes in.

Meet our guest

Dr. Jay Wiles is an international speaker, scientist, clinician, influencer, and subject-matter expert and authority on the interconnection between the human stress response and health performance/optimization.

He's a clinical health and performance psychologist with board certification in heart rate variability biofeedback and peripheral biofeedback and works as a leading consultant in psychophysiology to health influencers, professional athletes and teams, executives, and high performers. He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Hanu Health.

Dr. Wiles has an extensive history of working with top-performing athletes in the PGA, LPGA, MLS, MLB, ATP, and WTA.

His consulting firm, Thrive Wellness and Performance, has held contracts with leading biotechnology and health technology organizations where he has engaged in research, development of therapeutics, and development of behavioral retention programs.

Dr. Wiles has operated as the cohost of the Ben Greenfield Podcast since 2019 and hosts the Hanu Health Podcast.

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Key takeaways

HRV is the best non-invasive proxy of nervous system status
Context and knowing your baseline are two keys to effectively using your scores
Emotional resiliency is a backbone of high-performance, and continuous HRV biofeedback can help you improve
Hanu Health can help you identify your Resonance Frequency breath rate as well as track your improving BOLTs core
Dysfunctional breathing is the #1 biggest (overlooked) cause of low-HRV

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