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Locke Hughes

Locke is the Lead Editor of the Pulse Blog at Oura. She’s a health journalist, health coach, and author of Melatonin: The Natural Supplement for Better Sleep. Locke has worked and written for publications including Shape, WebMD, Women’s Health, Greatist, Well+Good, NBC News, Oprah Daily, HuffPost, ThriveGlobal, and many more.
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Deep Sleep: What Is It and How to Get More

Deep sleep is the most restorative sleep stage, rejuvenating your brain and body. Here's how much you need — and how to get more.

What Is the Average HRV?

While there's no single "optimal" HRV score for any gender or age group, we do see certain patterns for average HRV in Oura member data.

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