Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author. Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers and today we get to hear her best advice. Expect to learn what HRV is and what it means for your overall health, what HRV’s relationship is to your brain function and heart health, the best way to improve your HRV, what most people get wrong when trying to optimise their HRV, the most surprising factors that can impact your HRV and much more… - 00:00 The History of HRV 03:42 Why HRV Lowers During Stress 06:57 What Determines HRV Range? 11:11 The Link Between HRV & Brain Function 15:52 Is it Beneficial to Hack Your HRV? 24:31 Finding Your Ideal Breath Rate 30:22 How We Should Breathe Throughout the Day 35:07 Impact of Nasal Breathing on HRV 39:08 Is This More Beneficial Than VO2 Max? 44:30 What People Get Wrong With HRV 48:13 Recommended Vagal Practices 51:51 Common Pitfalls in HRV Training 55:00 Where to Find Leah - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/