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Aug 2024
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#829 - Dr Leah Lagos - How To Improve Yo...

Chris Williamson
About this episode

Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author.

Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers and today we get to hear her best advice.

Expect to learn the crucial relationship between HRV and your brain function plus heart health, the best way to improve your HRV, what most people get wrong when trying to optimise their HRV, the most surprising factors that can impact your HRV, the role of breath, stress and fitness and much more...

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