CPD Points: 2
Total Time: ±3 hours (2 learning + 1 revision & assessment)
Course Summary
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a powerful indicator of how well the body adapts to stress and recovers from training. Understanding HRV helps fitness professionals fine-tune programmes to balance workload, recovery, and wellbeing. This course explores the physiology of stress, teaches how to interpret HRV data, and provides practical strategies to improve recovery, mental focus, and resilience.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
– Explain how stress affects the body through the autonomic nervous system.
– Define HRV and understand its role in measuring recovery and readiness.
– Apply HRV data to guide client training loads and stress management strategies.
– Integrate breathing, mindfulness, and recovery techniques into client programmes.
The following NASM articles will be complementary resources for this course:
https://blog.nasm.org/fitness/tracking-heart-rate-variability-help-manage-client-stress