what is hrv status on garmin

HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability, which is the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats. Garmin watches use HRV data to calculate your HRV status, which can be viewed on compatible watches. HRV status can be balanced, unbalanced, low, or poor, depending on your 7-day average HRV compared to your personal baseline range. To establish your HRV baseline, you need to wear your Garmin watch overnight for around three weeks. The healthy degree of variability differs from one person to another, and whats normal for you changes over time. HRV status is an indicator of the balance between the activity of the two branches of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), and a low HRV score indicates that your body is less resilient to changing situations.