{"id":17013,"date":"2024-12-28T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T13:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/how-i-beat-overwhelm-tracking-my-heart-rate-left-me-feeling-like-a-frustrated-failure\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T13:37:20","slug":"how-i-beat-overwhelm-tracking-my-heart-rate-left-me-feeling-like-a-frustrated-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/how-i-beat-overwhelm-tracking-my-heart-rate-left-me-feeling-like-a-frustrated-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"How I beat overwhelm: Tracking my heart rate left me feeling like a frustrated failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biofeedback devices promised a whole new world of mental and physical harmony. They did change my life, but not in the way I\u2019d hoped<\/p>\n<p>I love to run, but ask me about my running times or distances and I will have no idea. For me, running is about squeezing exercise into a busy schedule, clearing my head and being in nature. I don\u2019t need to measure it.<\/p>\n<p>But unfortunately I am not immune to the oh-so-pleasing dopamine injection of unboxing a new bit of wearable tech, personalising the app for hours and thinking this might just change my life \u2013 the new, calmer, fitter, stronger, smarter me dangling tantalisingly within reach. One such scenario occurred after researching the importance of human connection on mental and physical health: less stress, less inflammation, less illness. Human connection, I learned, can\u00a0stimulate and be facilitated by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2023\/aug\/23\/the-key-to-depression-obesity-alcoholism-and-more-why-the-vagus-nerve-is-so-exciting-to-scientists\">the\u00a0vagus nerve<\/a> \u2013 a primitive part of\u00a0the nervous system.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/dec\/28\/how-i-beat-overwhelm-tracking-my-heart-rate-left-me-feeling-like-a-frustrated-failure\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b05fc0e35cdd14c267e5891b5ffd2d3ab4b723a7\/0_0_5000_3000\/master\/5000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=eb48202acd68dceba1fadf8b35030e34\" title=\"How I beat overwhelm: Tracking my heart rate left me feeling like a frustrated failure\" \/>Biofeedback devices promised a whole new world of mental and physical harmony. They did change my life, but not in the way I\u2019d hoped<br \/>\nI love to run, but ask me about my running times or distances and I will have no idea. For me, running is about squeezing exercise into a busy schedule, clearing my head and being in nature. I don\u2019t need to measure it.<br \/>\nBut unfortunately I am not immune to the oh-so-pleasing dopamine injection of unboxing a new bit of wearable tech, personalising the app for hours and thinking this might just change my life \u2013 the new, calmer, fitter, stronger, smarter me dangling tantalisingly within reach. One such scenario occurred after researching the importance of human connection on mental and physical health: less stress, less inflammation, less illness. Human connection, I learned, can\u00a0stimulate and be facilitated by\u00a0the\u00a0vagus nerve \u2013 a primitive part of\u00a0the nervous system. 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