Resting Heart Rate
Bryan Johnson : my resting heart rate before bed last night was 41 bpm. 99.8th percentile of 18 yr olds. https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2005665640372375818 - as a result, my sleep was perfect. zero sleep stress. no wake events. deep, restorative sleep. my body and mind cleaned itself and rebuilt. i feel amazing today. rhr before bed is a look into your soul. i've built my life around it. your rhr before bed captures and confesses levels of stress, relationship with food, wind down routine, screen usage, emotional health, cardiovascular health, sleep hygiene, circadian rhythm strength and more. lowering your rhr before bed is the number one thing you can do for your health. it's the things i've been telling you for years now:
- final food 4 hr before bed
- screens off 30 min before bed
- avoid blue light 2hr before bed, use red/amber
- book in hand 10 min before sleep
- go to bed same time every night
- light in eyes when waking (sun or 10k lux)
- walk for 10 min immediately following eating
- daily exercise (even if for 20 min)
- eat good stuff, ditch the junk
- foster friends, family and love