Heart Rate Variability and the Quantified Self - Karl Etzel (August 2017)

ep 18, 2017
"Heart Rate Variability and the Quantified Self” is the theme of the presentation given by Karl Etzel at the Silicon Valley Health Institute on August 17, 2017."

In recent years heart rate variability has gained popularity as the "quantified self " movement has grown and more individuals look to manage their own health and wellness. However the study and application of HRV go back many decades. In this presentation Karl will cover the basics and the background of HRV, its current applications in consumer wearables and corporate wellness programs, and share thoughts on what the future may hold in applying this powerful data in new ways.

Karl Etzel has worked in the Silicon Valley tech industry for seventeen years, following five years as an officer and nuclear engineer in the US Navy. He began studying and using heart rate based training methods as an endurance athlete in the early 1990's. As Firstbeat's representative in North America for their OEM and wellness business lines he has a unique perspective on how heart rate variability is being deployed today and where it is headed in the future.

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