Menopause marks a significant transition in a woman’s life, often accompanied by a wide range of symptoms that can feel overwhelming. Understanding these changes and implementing effective strategies can empower…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
The Return-to-Play process, or indeed any conditioning program that is not in the form of the athlete’s sport, can be a challenge to manage. Questions such as how much should…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
In this article, we’ll introduce the Weekly Reporting feature from Firstbeat Sports. As a coach, you can use this feature to: See key training load data over a 7-day period…
Burnout isn’t just a personal struggle; it’s a business crisis. Every day, unaddressed stress chips away at productivity, engagement, and retention. Employees aren’t just tired; they’re exhausted, disengaged, and quietly…
Tim WrightCommercial Director, Firstbeat UK
The term ”Quiet quitting’’ has been trending lately. Unlike the name suggests, it doesn’t actually mean quitting your job, but rather that you are quitting the idea of always going…
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At times, stress seems like a buzzword that’s used so much that we simply accept it without paying much notice. “We all have stress; just deal with it”… However, we…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Menopause marks a significant transition in a woman’s life, often accompanied by a wide range of symptoms that can feel overwhelming. Understanding these changes and implementing effective strategies can empower…
Subjectively speaking (based on self-reporting), women experience more stress than men, and objective, heart rate variability -based data seems to concur with this: women have more physiological stress than men. The result is perhaps surprising because women do more things “right” (or at least better than men…) when it comes to recovery. This blog discusses the differences between men and women in the area of stress, recovery and sleep – and speculates on some of the possible explanations and effects on daily well-being.
VO2max is the number that describes your cardiorespiratory fitness. It’s a single number that captures your heart, lungs, circulatory system, and muscles work all working independently and together. And, not…
HRV from a practical perspective: what it is, what it can tell you about your body’s physiology, and what you should be aware of when interpreting it.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
VO2max is generally regarded as the best indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness. The higher your VO2max, the better your aerobic fitness.
Translated from Satu Tuominen’s original blog in Finnish. Would you like to recover better to improve your resilience and be able to meet life’s demands and challenges in a more…
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
TRIMP (Training Impulse) is a powerful metric that helps sports teams quantify training load using heart rate data, enabling coaches to optimize performance, manage injury risk, and ensure athletes are game-ready….
This article explores four common reasons why your VO2max might not be increasing as quickly as you hoped and what you can do about it.
