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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    What does poor HRR indicate?

    Increased all-cause mortality and heart attack risk.

    Low HRR can be associated to one or more of the following:

    Coronary Artery Disease
    Heart Failure
    Hypertension
    Metabolic Syndrome
    Diabetes
    Sleep Apnea

    In a landmark NEJM study with over 2000…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    Here’s how you can improve your HRR:

    1. Exercise:

    Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    2. Diet

    Focus on foods for cardiac health, including healthy fats: omega3 from nuts, fish and supplements, in addition to extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).

    Polyphenols from EVOO, berries and dark chocolate support recovery due to their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    Here's how to Measure your (HRR)

    1. Exercise vigorously
    2. Record peak heart rate
    3. Rest 1 minute
    4. Record heart rate again
    5. Subtract second reading from peak

    Result is your 1-minute HRR in bpm.

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    Compare Yourself to Elite Athletes and the General Population with These Graphs:

    a. Two cohorts of young and adult elite athlete males.
    b. A general population cohort of regular active adult males

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    Sadly, reliable numbers are lacking for fit females per age group.

    The unavailability of such HRR numbers per age group for healthy and fit women is a sign that disparities in representation in clinical literature -if declining- still exist.

    We will soon take action with the…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    What is Heart Rate Recovery?

    HRR is a marker that indicates how quickly your heart rate drops back to resting heart rate after exercise, indicating cardiovascular fitness and health.

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    My HRR is 37 bpm which is higher than 75% of elite athletes and 99% of the general population..

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    My heart recovers faster than 75% of elite athletes and 99% of the general population..

    This biomarker, known as Heart Rate Recovery (HRR), is a key indicator of cardiovascular fitness.

    Here is what you can do to measure, compare, and improve yours. 🧵

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    Prompt this in your favorite AI tool: “From all of our interactions what is one thing that you can tell me about myself that I may not know about myself”

    Mine:

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