60 seconds ppg measurements - tools & best practices
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Heart Rate Variability Tools & Best Practices for
60 Seconds PPG Measurements
Marco Altini @marco_alt
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60 Seconds PPG Measurements
• Quick snapshot of your physiology (HR+HRV) – Parasympathetic activity
• Low barrier (fast, convenient, no sensors)
• Insightful – day to day variability due to external stressors
(training, travel, etc.), long term baseline changes (burnout?)
– If done properly!
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2012 - 2015
Tools/Technology
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60 Seconds PPG Measurements
HRV4Training Camera HRV
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2012 - 2015
Best Practices
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Best Practices for 60 seconds PPG Measurements
• When to take the measurement
– Morning, during the day?, etc.
• What type of measurement – Lying down, sitting, orthostatic?
• Paced breathing – Constrained, unconstrained?
• What metric to use?
– Time domain, frequency domain?
• Are 60 seconds really enough?
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When to take the measurement
• First thing after waking up – Relaxed physiological state – Limit all external stressors – Closest to what we do in research /
clinical studies – Don’t read your email before the
measurement!
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What type of measurement
• Lying down while still in bed – Limits other factors like not waiting
enough after standing up – Performed in clinical studies – Sitting/Standing also valid, however for
simplicity I’d recommend lying down
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Paced Breathing (1/3)
• Improves reliability and repeatability of the measurement – Breathing patterns and RSA have an
impact on HRV values – Using paced breathing provides more
consistent settings (same context!) – Use what works for you (8-12 breaths per
minute typically)
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Paced Breathing (2/3)
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Paced Breathing (3/3)
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Consistency!
• Choose: – A body position – A paced breathing rate – Waking time (more or less) / measurement
routine
Stick to those
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What metric to use?
• HRV is not a single number • Use rMSSD or ln rMSSD – Marker of parasympathetic activity (only
thing you can reliably measure). There is no clear sympathetic marker
– HF, LF, HF/LF or other frequency domain features require more time (and are computed differently by everyone, difficult to generalize/compare)
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Are 60 seconds really enough?
• Yes. Just follow the best practices
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Questions?
HRV4Training.com/faq.html
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