Fitness

A place to talk about fitness and health on Farcaster.

I donated blood yesterday, and this morning I've seen big changes in my 
whoop recovery score: HRV down, RHR up, and elevated stress levels impacted my sleep. This is all super abnormal for me.

For me, it shows the difference between learning through explanation and learning through experience—or (in this case) self-experimentation. 

whoop should be paying me for this tbh @whoop are you here yet?

I know it can take about 4-6 weeks for the body to replenish red blood cells. I've read that online and doctors have confirmed this, etc... 

BUT seeing direct evidence in my biometric data somehow makes the whole process more compelling and tangible - which I enjoy.

My understanding is that when your blood volume dips (you donate blood) your resting heart rate might temporarily increase while your body works harder to maintain the blood pressure and get oxygen around the body.

This is a dumb question, but how does the blood loss affect this?

Donating blood is generally terrible for athletic performance. That said, donating blood wouldn't explain these whoop numbers.