Remote Training in Challenging Circumstances
Firstbeat Sports offers a diverse range of features available to meet the needs of teams of all levels during these trying times.
Alastair DavidsonContent Specialist, Firstbeat
World Sleep Day 2020: How Much Sleep Do Different Age Groups Get in the UK?
The Firstbeat database reveals how different age groups sleep in the United Kingdom.
Alastair DavidsonContent Specialist, Firstbeat
Why Low-intensity Exercise is Important for Building Your Foundation
While there is no doubt that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) burns a lot of calories, going hard all the time can do more harm than good. Low-intensity aerobic exercise is needed to complete the picture.
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems: The Body’s Gas and Brake Pedals
Get to know the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and what kind of an impact they have on stress and recovery.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Year in Review 2019: Firstbeat Sports, Fitness, and Lifestyle Wearables
Firstbeat’s advanced performance analytics were introduced in a near-record 20 new devices in 2019. Things also stayed busy on the research and development front.
Why Isn’t My VO2max Increasing? Tips for Improving Faster
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.
Lap Management Tool: Empowering Learning From Physiological Analytics
Isolate and analyze specific session or game moments using Firstbeat Sports’ Lap Management tool.
Alastair DavidsonContent Specialist, Firstbeat
Tips for Beating Jet Lag: Using Data and Common Sense to Support Healthy Travel
How does long distance travel affect the body? And how can you fight jet lag? Firstbeat master trainer Tiina Hoffman offers her advice.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Burnout Among Young Employees – The Stats, Factors and Potential Solutions to the Mental Health Issue
Why are young people struggling to cope in the modern workplace? And what can employers and employees do to help combat the onset of burnout at an early age?
Alastair DavidsonContent Specialist, Firstbeat
5 Significant Benefits of Increasing Physical Activity
Remind yourself of the physical and mental health benefits of increased physical activity.
Alastair DavidsonContent Specialist, Firstbeat
HRV Revealed Kalle Rovanperä’s Hidden Stress – Young Rally Driver Learns to Calm Down
18-year-old rally talent Kalle Rovanperä doesn’t feel stress and sleeps deeply. However, Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment revealed that his body might need a bit more recovery.
Riikka LamminenMarketing Communications Manager, Firstbeat
Nordenskiöldsloppet 2019 – Taking physical and mental performance to the extreme
See how one Firstbeat employee prepared for, and completed, the 200km Nordenskiöldsloppet race
Terhi PollariProduct Manager, Firstbeat