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Podcast: Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast
Episode: Optimizing Performance through HRV and Slow-Paced Breathing
Description: Dr Emma Mosley is a senior lecturer in sport psychology in the Department of Sport Science and Performance. She is an active researcher within psychophysiology and sport performance, with a particular specialism in heart rate variability. In this episode we discuss the mind-body connection and how it can be harnessed to optimize athletic performance. How perception, threat and appraisal play a role in the stress process and how this impacts our physiological reactions in sports. We learn more about the power of heart rate variability (HRV) as a tool for measuring stress responses and improving...