ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Heart rate variability as a dual-use digital biomarker: integrating clinical, AI, and operational perspectives on human performance and resilience.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
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- Artificial intelligence and wearable sensors in sports injury risk prediction: current status and future perspectives.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- High-Intensity Exercise Performance as a Complex Adaptive System: An Integrative Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Holistic Performance Programming for mTBI Recovery in U.S. Military Tactical Athletes: A Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Human-like, Animal-like, or Object-like? The Impact of LLM-Based Virtual Doctor Avatar Design on User Emotion, Physiology, and Experience.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microbiome dynamics in the congregate environment of U.S. Army Infantry training.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Weekly Heart Rate Variability and Training Zone Analysis in U-15 Soccer Players: The Predictive Value of Combined Warm-up Protocols for Optimizing Cardiovascular Monitoring.Advanced biomedical research · 2026Article
- Integrative psychological interventions for stress regulation in sport: a mini-review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Monitoring Training Adaptation and Recovery Status in Athletes Using Heart Rate Variability via Mobile Devices: A Narrative Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Observational study of the effects of maximal oxygen uptake on cognitive function and performance during prolonged military exercise.BMJ military health · 2025Observational
- Effects of Induced Physical Fatigue on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Young Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Does Vagal Nerve Activity Predict Performance in a Naval Commando Selection Test?Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Review
- Effects of Daytime Floatation-Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy on Nocturnal Cardiovascular Physiology, Sleep, and Subjective Recovery in Collegiate Student-Athletes: A Comprehensive Observational Study.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2025Observational
- Continuous Monitoring of Recruits During Military Basic Training to Mitigate Attrition.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Real-Time Anomaly Detection in Physiological Parameters: A Multi-Squad Monitoring and Communication Architecture.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Ultra-short-term versus short-term measures of heart rate variability in specialist police units: A pilot reliability study.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Heart rate variability is more sensitive to stress than heart rate in specialist police undergoing selection.PloS one · 2025Article
- Physiological outcomes from mind-body resiliency programs in healthcare workers: A scoping review.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Human performance optimization of tactical personnel requires accurate, meticulous, and effective monitoring of biological adaptations and systemic recovery. Due to an increased understanding of its importance and the commercial availability of assessment tools, the use of heart rate variability (HRV) to address this need is becoming more common in the tactical community. Measuring HRV is a non-invasive, practical method for objectively assessing a performer's readiness, workload, and recovery status; when combined with additional data sources and practitioner input, it provides an affordable and scalable solution for gaining actionable information to support the facilitation and maintenance of operational performance. This narrative review discusses the non-clinical use of HRV for assessing, monitoring, and interpreting autonomic nervous system resource availability, modulation, effectiveness, and efficiency in tactical populations. Broadly, HRV metrics represent a complex series of interactions resulting from internal and external stimuli; therefore, a general overview of HRV applications in tactical personnel is discussed, including the influence of occupational specific demands, interactions between cognitive and physical domains, and recommendations on implementing HRV for training and recovery insights into critical health and performance outcomes.
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