A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV - Dr Jay Wiles - #1049
January 22, 2026
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Episode 1049 · January 22, 2026
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A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV - Dr Jay Wiles - #1049
Summary
Dr Jay Wiles is https://ohm.health's Chief Health & Performance Officer and HRV researcher.
HRV is the new health flex, but is it lying to you? Everyone’s comparing HRV scores, but what does HRV really mean for your health? How do you raise it, and should you actually care if yours is lower than your friends'?
Expect to learn what HRV actually measures and what it doesn’t, why everyone suddenly cares about HRV, how fast the vagal system responds to changes in HRV and how it adapts, why resonance breathing is different than slow breathing, what to improve first when optimizing HRV, the big picture takeaway you should look out for, for HRV and much more...
Timestamps:
(0:00) Why Should We Be Looking at HRV?
(14:54) Why Everyone’s HRV is Different
(19:56) Do Men and Women Have Different HRV?
(28:44) State vs Trait: Understanding Nervous System Change
(38:14) How Fast Your Nervous System Really Reacts
(44:16) Can You Train Your Nervous System to Adapt Over Time?
(53:08) Does Resonance Breathing Actually Work?
(01:10:24) How Ohm is Rethinking Breathwork
(01:19:31) Does Feeling Calm Mean You’re Regulated?
(01:24:41) How to Reduce Physiological Stress
(01:41:06) The Top Signs Your Resonance Breathing is Working
(01:47:15) The Best Ways to Improve Your HRV
(01:51:27) How Breath Connects the Mind and Nervous System
(01:56:03) Why Sleep is the Most Important Factor
(02:04:32) Is There a Limit to Improving HRV?
(02:08:12) Where to Find Jay
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