HRV, low state for a long time

same here, low HRV and Overtrained for more than 12 days ...

Even with illness I've never had a consistently low HRV for this long. Is there a reason for this? It's not a disease in this case anyway.

Have you tried force resetting the watch (by holding down that light button until the watch turns off)? I had a different kind of problem with HRV recently (inconsistent HRV tracking during night), and a reset cycle fixed that (at least for now).

Made an account to say I have been experiencing the same- my HRV has been in the doldrums for roughly the same period of time

Thank you so much for the tip I will try it!

Unfortunately, resetting the watch with the light button didn't help and I'm starting to think the sensor is faulty.

Btw. there is no interruption of the graph during the measurement.

I'll wait a few days, but I'll probably have to claim the watch. A lot of the functions are HRV-dependent.

What's your age? I'm just thinking whether the problem is the low nightly HRV or incorrect baseline. For me, 42 would normally still be within baseline limits (of course, HRV is highly personal).

I'm 44.

During the year the baseline drifted really up, but in the autumn the HRV values dropped, but the baseline stayed up.

Last November my HRV readings were about the same as this November, but the baseline is up from last year.

It could also be that due to less training intensity and volume, my HRV dropped, in view of these values, the baseline has not been adequately adjusted and the GC incorrectly assessed it as overtraining based on the HRV data. This corresponds to the fact that my VO2Max has been decreasing since the end of summer. I could imagine this happening.

November 2022

Thom@s said:

It could also be that due to less training intensity and volume, my HRV dropped, in view of these values

Several users are complaining about lower HRV values these days. Maybe it is a software issue, maybe not. I guess we might find out one day.

Assuming there is no software mishap, though....

If you train less, the HRV will increase. If your body is stressed for other reasons (eg illness, work, etc.) the HRV might get lower despite a lower training load.

A lower HRV is just a reflection of stress. Training is stress. Performance is not necessarily impacted by stress. If you train hard before a race, even if you taper, your HRV might still be low or it will start (over-)rebounding before the race. Your mileage will vary.

Continuing training hard when the HRV is unbalanced is risky because it shows that the body is not recovering well, is under chronic stress and therefore the adaptations necessary to improve performance are not optimal. Regardless of the sources of your current stress levels, adding stress due to training is a calculated risk. It is better to take the foot of the pedal, do some lighter training until decent recovery.