About this episode

This episode discusses heart rate variability and its implications for stress and recovery, particularly for midlife women.

Your body has been tracking your stress levels for years. The question is whether you've been listening. Because maybe your body has been signalling something for months, and just by adding data you can take a closer look? This episode explores the science behind heart rate variability, what it really means to recover (and it's not necessarily the same as resting), and why midlife women in particular are carrying a stress load that's rarely made visible. Sophia Hodges brings together HRV tracking, nervous system health, and the kind of honest, practical conversation about energy management that's needed by many. To find out more about today's guest and for the full show notes, visit:⁠ The Make Movement Matter Podcast⁠ If you enjoy this podcast, please press Follow and Rate and Review . To support the show and help me to keep making the podcast, please contribute by ⁠ Buying Me a Coffee...or Tea! Connect with your host, Wendy, founder of Reclaim Movement, on:⁠ Instagram ⁠ | ⁠ YouTube ⁠ | ⁠ Website ⁠ Sign up for my free weekly newsletter, ‘Everyday Moves’ - https://www.reclaimmovement.co.uk/newsletter/

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