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A limited series on sport science hosted by student athlete Sophie and featuring two experts: Dr.
Christopher Labos, cardiologist and regular co-host of this podcast, and Nick Tiller, who holds a doctorate in exercise physiology.
Together, they will answer Sophie’s questions while dispelling myths that athletes—and anybody getting into fitness—are likely to hear.
This is part 1 of 4.
The topic: wearables.
Should you be monitoring your heart rate variability, your sleep, and how many steps you walk in a day?
Is all this information useful or is it just a distraction? (0:58) Intro (3:08) Vox pop (5:24) Heart rate monitoring (17:22) Body battery and proprietary algorithms (22:30) Sleep and the limitations of the data (27:35) Should we aim for 10,000 steps a day?
Opening music: “Energetic Upbeat” by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6033-energetic-upbeat Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End title music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.
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