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Review

Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review

by
Mark D. Stephenson
*,
Andrew G. Thompson
,
Justin J. Merrigan
,
Jason D. Stone
and
Joshua A. Hagen
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(15), 8143; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158143
Submission received: 30 April 2021 / Revised: 13 July 2021 / Accepted: 27 July 2021 / Published: 31 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stress and Training Load Effects on Recovery, Well-Being and Sports Performance)
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Abstract

Human performance optimization of tactical personnel requires accurate, meticulous, and effective monitoring of biological adaptations and systemic recovery. Due to an increased understanding of its importance and the commercial availability of assessment tools, the use of heart rate variability (HRV) to address this need is becoming more common in the tactical community. Measuring HRV is a non-invasive, practical method for objectively assessing a performer’s readiness, workload, and recovery status; when combined with additional data sources and practitioner input, it provides an affordable and scalable solution for gaining actionable information to support the facilitation and maintenance of operational performance. This narrative review discusses the non-clinical use of HRV for assessing, monitoring, and interpreting autonomic nervous system resource availability, modulation, effectiveness, and efficiency in tactical populations. Broadly, HRV metrics represent a complex series of interactions resulting from internal and external stimuli; therefore, a general overview of HRV applications in tactical personnel is discussed, including the influence of occupational specific demands, interactions between cognitive and physical domains, and recommendations on implementing HRV for training and recovery insights into critical health and performance outcomes.
Keywords: heart rate variability; HRV; autonomic nervous system; military; human performance; physiological monitoring heart rate variability; HRV; autonomic nervous system; military; human performance; physiological monitoring

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Stephenson, M.D.; Thompson, A.G.; Merrigan, J.J.; Stone, J.D.; Hagen, J.A. Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8143. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158143

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Stephenson MD, Thompson AG, Merrigan JJ, Stone JD, Hagen JA. Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):8143. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158143

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Stephenson, Mark D., Andrew G. Thompson, Justin J. Merrigan, Jason D. Stone, and Joshua A. Hagen. 2021. "Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 8143. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158143

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Stephenson, M. D., Thompson, A. G., Merrigan, J. J., Stone, J. D., & Hagen, J. A. (2021). Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 8143. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158143

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