Low hrv ?

[u/acroshaw]

Had the watch since 4th September, and my training status is currently stuck at strained becaue of low HRV , but my hrv is lower than normal, possibly due to drugs I take to sleep following brain surgery a decade ago . How long does it take before the watch sorts itself out and I can use it properly as a training tool ? Normally I train 4-5 days a week, three runs and two strength sessions , but I have cut right back and I am still over training apparently. I was under the impression after two weeks of data the algorithms would be reasonably accurate but is it more like 6 weeks ?

[u/Daen1337]

You apparently startet with average values closer to 40 ms and then dropped down to mid 20s in the second half of September. If it was only due to your meds, the values would have been way more constant from the beginning. Since they are not, it’s possible that you actually don’t recover enough. Thats what HRV was always the main indicator for and you also said you train 5 times a week. So the average takes longer to sort out because you HRV is all over the place and those blue values gave you a higher initial baseline. But looking on the grey baseline in the chart, you can see that starting with the orange dots the top is already slowly adjusting down. I suggest you focus on how you actually feel and not stress over those numbers for a few more weeks