Webinar

Exercise Prescription and Stress: Using HRV to Understand Load and Recovery

Tuesday 7 July at 2 PM (UK Time)

Exercise is often promoted as a solution for stress and mental health, yet for recreational athletes and highly active individuals already under significant life stress, training itself also contributes to overall physiological load. In this webinar, Dr Bernadette Dancy explores what the literature says about exercise, chronic stress, recovery, and burnout, alongside how HRV-informed monitoring through Firstbeat Life can help coaches and practitioners better understand the interaction between training stress and life stress in real-world settings.

During the webinar, we will discuss:

What the literature says about exercise for stress and burnout
Why more exercise is not always better during periods of chronic stress
Common behaviours of stressed recreational athletes / high-performing individuals
How HRV data monitoring can support training and recovery
Practical considerations for exercise prescription in stressed populations

The webinar is hosted by Firstbeat's Master Trainer, Exercise Physiologist Tiina Hoffman.

Join us for this free webinar - Register now! If you can't attend the live session, no worries, a recording will be sent to all who register.

Dr Bernadette Dancy

Accredited Health Coach & Stress Management Specialist

Dr. Bernadette Dancy has 15 years of experience as a University Lecturer teaching Health and Exercise Science. She holds a PhD in Sport Psychology, a Master’s degree in Preventive Cardiology, and a BSc in Sport Science and Biology.

She is also a qualified Personal Trainer, Exercise Referral Specialist, and Nutritional Therapist. Drawing on this unique skill set, as well as her own personal experience of managing life stress and running long distances, she uses multimodal approaches that address both the body and mind to help people better manage stress, overwhelm, burnout, and/or overtraining.

Tiina Hoffman

Exercise Physiologist, Master trainer and Coach

Tiina Hoffman is an Exercise Physiologist who works at Firstbeat as Master Trainer, Wellness Expert, and Coach. She has over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry and research. She provides training for Firstbeat's international partners and regularly delivers keynotes, webinars, and wellness lectures.

As a young adult, Tiina spent 4 years cross-country ski racing and then 5 years ski coaching at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Once back in Finland, she found her way to Firstbeat after almost a decade in overtraining and heart rate variability field studies at the Finnish Institute of High-Performance Sport KIHU and the University of Jyväskylä.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the outdoors, from kayaking to Nordic walking to skiing to ice swimming.

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