Most replayed moment: What your wearable is really telling you | Dr Malcolm Finlay
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Most replayed moment: What your wearable is really telling you | Dr Malcolm Finlay

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 22, 202614 min
  • Interview
  • Health

From smartwatches to fitness trackers, more of us than ever are monitoring our health in real time. With just a glance at our wrist, we can check our step count, sleep quality, heart rate and, more recently, something called HRV. But what do these numbers actually mean? And more importantly, how can we use them to improve our lives? I’m joined by Dr Malcolm Finlay to break down the data behind the devices. He explains how to turn confusing metrics into meaningful action. helping you adjust your training, manage stress, and make smarter decisions fo...

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Hello and welcome to Zoe recap, where each week we find the best bits from one of our podcast episodes to help you improve your health. From smartwatches to fitness trackers, more of us than ever are monitoring our health in real time. With just a glance at our wrist, we can check our step count, sleep quality, heart rate, and more recently, something called HRV. But what do these numbers actually mean?

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And more importantly, how can we use them to improve our lives? I'm joined by Dr Malcolm Finley to break down the data behind the devices. He explains how to turn confusing metrics into meaningful action, helping you adjust your training, manage stress and make smarter decisions for your health.

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What is HRT? Yeah, heart rate variability is something you can measure from the heart rate, like the technical side of things is it measures the subtle changes in the beat to beat time differences of each heartbeat.

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