Firstbeat Big Data: December is the most stressful month of the year
Firstbeat Big Data shows that stress begins to increase steadily from July onward, peaking in December with the highest levels of daily stress. At the same time, the number of…
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Time Spent in Different Heart Rate Zones – Comparison Between Sports
At Firstbeat Sports, we analyzed over 4 million measurements to compare the time athletes spend in each heart rate zone across various sports. The findings reveal intriguing patterns that highlight…
Do Men and Women Stress Differently? Revelation from the Firstbeat Database
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.
Understanding Heart Rate Zones in Soccer: Insights from Firstbeat Sports Data
At Firstbeat Sports, we’ve utilized our extensive big data to compare the time youth soccer players and men’s professionals spend in each heart rate zone during their training sessions. The…