Max Pulse8 min
HRV: what it shows and why pulse alone is not enough
The practical difference between heart rate and heart rate variability, and why HRV adds value in stress and recovery reading.
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Articles about HRV, stress, autonomic balance, pulse wave and vascular context.
Max Pulse6 min
HRV and stress: when to measure Max Pulse and what affects the result
When Max Pulse measurement makes sense, what affects HRV and stress context, and why calm repeatable conditions matter more than one isolated score.
Max Pulse8 min
Max Pulse: what vascular and stress measurement can show
What Max Pulse adds to InBody, how pulse-wave and HRV outputs fit together and where its practical value really is.
Max Pulse8 min
The autonomic nervous system, SNS and PNS explained simply
What sympathetic and parasympathetic balance means in practice and why it matters for HRV, stress and recovery.
Max Pulse6 min
How to tell that stress is already showing up in recovery
How stress, sleep, training load and autonomic regulation can show up in recovery context, and how Max Pulse can support trend tracking without diagnosing.
Max Pulse8 min
Max Pulse vs a blood pressure monitor: what is the difference?
What the BPBIO750 gives you, what Max Pulse adds, where they overlap a little and why they should not be treated as interchangeable devices.
Max Pulse10 min
How to read your Max Pulse result: field by field
A practical guide to the Max Pulse report: wave type, arterial and peripheral elasticity, stress score, ANS activity and balance, and what each value means in plain language.
Max Pulse9 min
Vascular elasticity and the pulse wave: what photoplethysmography (APG) measures
How the pulse wave forms, why vessels stiffen with age and lifestyle, what the wave types mean and how arterial elasticity relates to atherosclerosis prevention.
Max Pulse7 min
Max Pulse vs Smartwatches and Rings: Why HRV Numbers Differ and What Each Device Actually Measures
Why does HRV differ between Max Pulse and smartwatches or rings? A clear look at the technology, accuracy, and the vascular pulse-wave data only Max Pulse captures.
Max Pulse7 min
What Is Vascular Age and What Can Max Pulse Tell You?
Vascular age is an orientation-style measure of arterial flexibility. We explain how Max Pulse calculates it, why it differs from pharmacy tests and watches, and what to do with the number.
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