Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video discusses the importance of hydration and exercise for heart rate variability (HRV), providing general guidelines for HRV ranges based on age and gender.
[30:43-30:52]
Speaker notes that hydration plays a role in heart rate variability, and people need to hydrate properly by drinking water.
I'll tell you the other one that a lot of people don't understand, hydration actually plays a role in heart rate variability. Yes, yes. Good point. You know? Good point, yeah. And, you know, people need to hydrate. Yeah.
[30:52-31:10]
Speaker clarifies that hydration means drinking water, not caffeinated beverages, and asks about reference ranges for heart rate variability.
And hydration isn't drinking a bunch of caffeinated drinks. No. Hydration is drinking water. No, it's not coffee, right, water. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Exactly. What Where What are the, um, reference ranges for heart rate variability? So, if it's first thing in the morning, what numbers are you looking for?
[31:10-31:37]
Speaker explains that HRV ranges depend on age, with low HRV in the 20s being undesirable, especially for younger individuals.
Well, you know, it depends on your age, of course. Mm-hmm. But, you know, you, you know, you really don't wanna have heart rate variabilities in the 20s, right? I mean, even though that's acceptable for people as they get into their 50s and their 60s. If you're young, uh, and you're a male and you're training, you know, a heart rate variability in the 80s and 90s is really Yep. Uh, if you're down in the 40s and 50s and you're young, not so good.
[31:37-31:58]
Speaker describes ideal HRV ranges for young males (80s-90s) and notes that ranges in the 40s-50s are not good for them.
If you're a, uh, if you're a male or female in your 50s and your HRV is in the, you know, 40s, 50s, s- uh, you know, even 60s, I have some people I know for myself, uh, I really hit it hard on trying to get my HRV, and I was getting my HRV with a strap in the 80s at, you know, last year.
[31:58-32:15]
Speaker discusses atypical HRV values for someone in their mid-60s and emphasizes avoiding very low HRVs, particularly for those under 50.
And I've done less this year, but still have a decent HRV. Yeah. But that's typ- that's on s- that's atypical for somebody in, in their mid-60s. Yeah. Um, so, you know, what you don't want are HRVs that are really low, like in the 20s and 30s- Right. especially if you're under the age of 50. Yep.
[32:15-32:34]
Speaker provides simplified general HRV guidelines, suggesting ranges above 50 for ages 18-50 and 35-50 for those over 50.
Let's kind of put it, make it easy, right? Gotta kind of be in that above the 50s solidly- Yep. between those ages of, you know, 18 and 50. And then when you're 50, if you can be in the, you know, from, you know, 35 to 50- Mm-hmm. you're in pretty good shape.
[32:34-32:42]
Speaker confirms that good HRV reduces risk and asks about the best time and method for measuring HRV.
You're at reduced risk. Yes. So those are kinda some general guideline ranges for people that they can think about.
This video discusses the importance of hydration and exercise for heart rate variability (HRV), providing general guidelines for HRV ranges based on age and gender.
[30:43-30:52]
Speaker notes that hydration plays a role in heart rate variability, and people need to hydrate properly by drinking water.
I'll tell you the other one that a lot of people don't understand, hydration actually plays a role in heart rate variability. Yes, yes. Good point. You know? Good point, yeah. And, you know, people need to hydrate. Yeah.
[30:52-31:10]
Speaker clarifies that hydration means drinking water, not caffeinated beverages, and asks about reference ranges for heart rate variability.
And hydration isn't drinking a bunch of caffeinated drinks. No. Hydration is drinking water. No, it's not coffee, right, water. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Exactly. What Where What are the, um, reference ranges for heart rate variability? So, if it's first thing in the morning, what numbers are you looking for?
[31:10-31:37]
Speaker explains that HRV ranges depend on age, with low HRV in the 20s being undesirable, especially for younger individuals.
Well, you know, it depends on your age, of course. Mm-hmm. But, you know, you, you know, you really don't wanna have heart rate variabilities in the 20s, right? I mean, even though that's acceptable for people as they get into their 50s and their 60s. If you're young, uh, and you're a male and you're training, you know, a heart rate variability in the 80s and 90s is really Yep. Uh, if you're down in the 40s and 50s and you're young, not so good.
[31:37-31:58]
Speaker describes ideal HRV ranges for young males (80s-90s) and notes that ranges in the 40s-50s are not good for them.
If you're a, uh, if you're a male or female in your 50s and your HRV is in the, you know, 40s, 50s, s- uh, you know, even 60s, I have some people I know for myself, uh, I really hit it hard on trying to get my HRV, and I was getting my HRV with a strap in the 80s at, you know, last year.
[31:58-32:15]
Speaker discusses atypical HRV values for someone in their mid-60s and emphasizes avoiding very low HRVs, particularly for those under 50.
And I've done less this year, but still have a decent HRV. Yeah. But that's typ- that's on s- that's atypical for somebody in, in their mid-60s. Yeah. Um, so, you know, what you don't want are HRVs that are really low, like in the 20s and 30s- Right. especially if you're under the age of 50. Yep.
[32:15-32:34]
Speaker provides simplified general HRV guidelines, suggesting ranges above 50 for ages 18-50 and 35-50 for those over 50.
Let's kind of put it, make it easy, right? Gotta kind of be in that above the 50s solidly- Yep. between those ages of, you know, 18 and 50. And then when you're 50, if you can be in the, you know, from, you know, 35 to 50- Mm-hmm. you're in pretty good shape.
[32:34-32:42]
Speaker confirms that good HRV reduces risk and asks about the best time and method for measuring HRV.
You're at reduced risk. Yes. So those are kinda some general guideline ranges for people that they can think about.
