The Elite Blog
Stay up to date with the latest research, tips, and updates for improving HRV, health and performance
HRV for Health Coaching with Rob and Shannon Yontz
In 2003 Rob and Shannon started on their mission with True North Pioneering (True North Fitness & Health) to improve the quality of people’s lives by providing fitness and health solutions. They’ve spent the past 15 years evolving the practice that supports that mission and continuously improving their lives and the lives of thousands of individuals whom they have worked with. What they’ve come to learn and see firsthand is that stress, left unmanaged, yields a predictably and radically ill effect on people’s health and happiness regardless of other efforts. And, too, whether by avoidance or ignorance, that stress is a poorly addressed to totally not addressed aspect in our industry as well as across the board!
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Addressing the Stress Crisis with Mindfulness – with Jose Maresma
Jose has been a practicing Exercise Physiologist and Sports Scientist for over 28 years. Jose spent 9 years as the Director of Athletic Performance at Polar Electro where he was in the first wave of sport scientists that were able to use HRV outside of a clinical setting.
He has dedicated his life to help other rediscover their best self! He currently spends his time teaching and consulting on well-being, performance and incorporating mindful attention training as a foundational principle. His clients include large health plans and hospitals, high performing organizations like Clif Bar and the juvenile justice system, as well as several college athletic programs and UFC competitors.
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HRV for Elite Climbing Performance with Aman from Beast Fingers
At Beast Fingers Climbing, we have sought to build into our products and future products an ecosystem that supports adaptability and progress. We strive to design the best, well-thought finger and hand training and recovery tools that yield results.
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Here are all our Holiday and New Year stress-busting tips
Holiday weight gain prevention and stress busting using Heart Rate Variability (HRV)!
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Dave Korsunsky on Tracking your Health Data to Optimize Your Wellness
Heads Up Health was founded by a team of health-conscious technology experts on the simple concept that being healthy doesn’t have to be complicated. We saw a world of disjointed medical records, underutilized health tracking technologies and abundant, but poorly managed, health data. We felt that intelligent software could provide the perfect solution.
Based on our belief that well-organized data holds the key to optimal health, we have created a central space where you can manage and explore your own.
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Growing Your Business (or Practice) with HRV
This post is for anyone who helps clients improve their health, fitness and stress management, including: Coaches, sports scientists and sports teams Physicians and functional medicine practitioners Wellness clinics (yoga, massage, meditation, cryo, etc)...
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Exploring the BASE-R method for training human resilience with Stephen Robinson
In this episode, Stephen Robinson of EVENPULSE joins us to discuss the use of the BASE-R Method training for stress mitigation and improved human resilience for high performers in many industries including police, fire, military, and business. We also talk about the role of HRV in achieving self-mastery and different recovery tactics for stress regulation.
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How to: Long-Term Success With Ketogenic Diets w/ Alessandro Ferretti
In this episode, Alessandro Ferretti joins us to discuss a ketogenic diet (lifestyle), what a “healthy” keto diet looks like, chronobiology of eating windows, the top three reasons a keto diet fails, and much more in this rich episode. We also get caught up on Alessandro’s latest research and get advice on how to have long-term success with a ketogenic lifestyle.
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CorSense: Getting Started
Tip: Try not to stick your finger too far in.
Tap here for more tips on using the CorSense.
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Opioids, Addiction, Autonomic Health with Dr. Ron Gharbo
Dr. Gharbo has been using HRV for many years to successfully help people recover from addiction and improve autonomic nervous system health and strength. In this episode, he shares some of his unique experience in the field using HRV.
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Video Interview: HRV on HVMN
Video Interview on HVMN: Heart Rate Variability fundamentals and using HRV to optimize both health and performance. Tap here to watch on YouTube.
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Integrated Athlete Development with Don Moxley
Don steals the show again with 10 life principles he’s used to develop gold medal athletes. These apply to you whether you are trying to win a championship or just live a happier, healthier, fitter life. We cover grit, flow, emotional intelligence, resilience, energy conditioning, strength, movement, and skills: tactical, life, and technical.
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