A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV - Dr Jay Wiles

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

January 22, 2026

Duration

2h 9m

Channel

Modern Wisdom

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live - https://chriswilliamson.live 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 optimising HRV, the big picture takeaway you should look out for, for HRV and much more... - 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 - Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get a free sample or 30% off a one-month supply of Timeline at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom30 Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spotify.modernwisdom.com or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.modernwisdom.com Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Chris Williamson

  host

• Dr. Jay Wiles

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr. Jay Wiles, A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV - Dr Jay Wiles explores HRV explained: training your nervous system with resonance breathing and sleep. Heart rate variability (HRV) is presented as the best non-invasive proxy for how adaptively your autonomic nervous system responds to internal and external demands—more about flexibility and resilience than “stress level.”

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