Why Should I Exercise, If I Don’t Feel Like It?
Battling stress and tiredness isn’t easy, but there are a few things you can do to help yourself.
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Towards and Through the Holidays with Less Stress and More Balance!
The holidays are ahead – be it Christmas, the New Year, Hanukkah, or some other holiday at the end of the year. During the lead-up period, the topic of holiday…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment – Reflections and Take-Home Messages from the SentryOne Group Project
16 staff members of SentryOne took part in a Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment for the 3rd time since 2013. Here´s how it turned out.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Focus on Recovery: Firstbeat Helps Cross-fit Athletes Stay Goal-Oriented
Staying goal-oriented in training is important, and today my daily challenge is to maximize recovery. There are times when my head is tired, but my body feels alert and ready to go.
VO2max the Ultimate Resource for Conquering Your Health and Performance Goals
This technology is new to many, but the groundwork for this revolutionary step has been carefully developed and curated by Firstbeat for well over a decade.
HIIT as a way to spice up your fitness routine?
HIIT is a trendy form of training today – according to American College of Sports Medicine’s Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends 2015, it’s the no. 2 fitness trend in the world.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Beyond Heart Rate: Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the physiological phenomenon of variation in the time interval between consecutive heartbeats. The level of HRV varies a lot between individuals, but in general terms, high HRV is viewed as a marker of good fitness and health.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Top 5 Tips for Charging Your Batteries and Recovering During the Summer
There is more to a vacation than closing the office door and plugging in the personal re-charger. Here’s our TOP 5 list of things to remember on a vacation.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Case Wellness Specialist & Acupressure Massage Mat
2 weeks ago I had a chance to attend the Institute of Functional Medicine’s annual international conference in San Diego, where the theme was innovative movement and restorative strategies. Firstbeat’s…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Applying Supercompensation in Life: How to Turn Stress into Resources?
Is it dangerous when your resources are decreasing? Resources decrease, if recovery is not sufficient in relation to stress.
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Let’s Drink to That! Reflections and Findings on Alcohol and Recovery
Different cultures have different drinking habits. Let’s take a closer look at those of Finnish people. According to statistics, an average Finn older than 15 years consumed 11.2 litres of…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Reflections and Insights on Recovery – Quality over Quantity
In some of my blogs I’ve discussed the personal lessons that Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment reports have taught me over the years: exercise in the evening delays my sleep recovery significantly…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Facts About Sleep: “Night is a Picture Painted with Daily Choices”
The basic elements of well-being can be grouped into three main categories: exercise, rest and nutrition. The technology provided by Firstbeat focuses on the exercise and rest categories to offer…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
How to Gain Maximum Benefits From Your Team’s Winter Break
The break allows the teams to build their strategies, work with their conditioning elements and enables the players to recover from their demanding schedule.
Christoph RottensteinerPh.D., Country Manager DACH, Firstbeat
Research: Is Subjective Stress Associated with Objectively Measured Stress?
Tiina Föhr M.Sc. in health sciences/sports medicine, physiotherapist Currently writing her doctoral thesis on the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and work stress with special reference to heart rate variability…
Eye-Openers and Insights from Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment Results
Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment is typically a 3-day measurement during daily life, at work and during leisure time and sleep, with the idea of looking where no one has looked before…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Back to Work! Post-Holiday Reflections
Firstbeat’s Exercise Physiologist & Master Trainer Tiina Hoffman reflects on her summer holiday, having just returned to work after a 4-week holiday.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Measuring Training Load and Recovery on a Training Camp – Part 2: How Does Training Hard Affect Recovery?
Hurdler Ida Aidanpää-Immonen presents data she got from conducting measurements with the Firstbeat Bodyguard device during a training camp at Tenerife.