Integrating Heart Rate Variability into Specialist Police Training

Specialist Police are subject to extraordinary demands in both their missions and training. Much like professional athletes, these individuals may suffer injuries or ill health from the rigor of their jobs. Colin's research aims to bring the measurement of heart rate variability, or HRV, to police and military units. HRV, while simple to measure, is a powerful window into the complex mechanisms regulating the brain and heart, and how the body responds to physical and mental stress.