A Dream to Reality: Climbing Mount Everest
Johanna Gustafsson had been dreaming about climbing Mount Everest since she was a child. Many people dream about this adventure but for Johanna, it ended up being more than a…
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Life Is Too Short to Be Lived in a Rush
After a hot summer and the summer holiday season, it is time to head back to work and face our everyday routines and schedules. Fall is the time of new…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Physical Activity Is Associated with Lower Objective Stress on Workdays
Objective stress and recovery levels were determined with Firstbeat Analysis Server program from HR recording data.
Developing the Sixth Sense
The analysis in Firstbeat Sport provides us a tool to observe how the training and behavioral lifestyle factors are affecting the athletes’ bodies as a whole.
Marko MalvelaGuest Author
Lack of Sleep Can Have Serious Consequences!
Lack of sleep weakens our resistance. According to studies conducted in the 2000’s, short sleep and overweight are related in children and adults alike. In addition to overweight, lack of…
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
It’s a Balancing Act
In the aftermath of our annual international seminar in London – Getting the balance right – here’s once again some reflection on the topic of balance. The London seminar’s title…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
A Day in the Life of an Athlete: Training and Mind Processing
An athlete’s life is continuous observation and analysis of feelings, state of recovery, muscles and other performance-related factors.
Remember to Recover – During the Summer Holidays and Year Around!
It’s the summer holiday season in Finland and most of Scandinavia, and worldwide the pace of life slows down a little bit in July-August when people are taking their well-deserved…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
”Stressful Saturdays” – the other side of the coin
A few weeks ago (Oct 18 2011) our database analysis revealed the grim truth (based on more than 20 000, 24 hour measurements). Finns have their poorest recovery during the weekend…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Finnish Workers Tend to Have the Poorest Recovery on…. Saturdays
Heart rate variability based assessments clearly indicate that Finnish employees’ stress levels are significantly higher during weekends than during workdays. An analysis of about 2.5 billion heartbeats shows that there…
Joni KettunenCEO and co-founder, Firstbeat
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