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Ross's avatar

Thanks for the guidance Marco! At the moment I’m focusing on recovering from post viral fatigue / long COVID. When I wake up in the morning, often I’ll meditate or do a guided yoga nidra script in bed before I get up for the day. Sometimes I fall asleep again. Would you be measuring post yoga nidra? Or before?

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Marco Altini's avatar

thank you Ross, wishing you a prompt recovery

Ideally I’d measure before, but it’s also fine to measure when you eventually get up for the day

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Michelle C. Funk's avatar

Oh thank goodness for this guidance, after bathroom and seated is just so much less disruptive than trying to take the “just after waking, before getting out of bed” guidance literally. 😄 I also think the case you make for a seated measurement being more useful is quite compelling. I will be curious to see how much my measurements differ.

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Marco Altini's avatar

thank you Michelle!

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Jodi B's avatar

Thanks Marco, is it ok if your feet don’t touch the floor when you are measuring? Sitting on a bed. Thanks

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Marco Altini's avatar

thanks Jodi, yes!

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Mary's avatar

HI Marco,

I often have trouble sleeping so I get up and read for awhile, then go back to bed. Sometimes I'm back to sleep for less than an hour before getting up for the day. Do you think the HRV morning protocol will work for me in those instances?

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Marco Altini's avatar

hey Mary, yes, in this case I’d measure when you eventually decide to get up for the day.

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Robert Korosec's avatar

Hello! My procedure in the morning is like this:

Waking up

Going downstairs to bathroom

Measuring HRV

Is going down the stairs a problem?

Thank you very much!

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Marco Altini's avatar

thanks Robert! all good here, I would simply wait a few seconds before measuring, but there is no problem in changing the room or going downstairs. All the best

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Robert Korosec's avatar

Thank you!

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