{"id":936731,"date":"2023-09-07T21:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ouraring.wpengine.com\/?p=936731"},"modified":"2023-11-13T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:21:01","slug":"this-oura-members-hrv-improves-when-he-spends-time-with-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ouraring.wpengine.com\/de\/this-oura-members-hrv-improves-when-he-spends-time-with-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"This Oura Member\u2019s HRV Improves When He Spends Time With Loved Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who: <\/b>Ismail E<\/span><\/a>., 31, machine learning data engineer, Sweden<\/span><\/p>\n

Surprising Oura insight: Ismail discovered that his HRV increases by over 20% when he spends time with his loved ones, who live in Morocco<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What led you to Oura?<\/b><\/p>\n

I struggled with insomnia for as long as I can remember. When I read<\/span> The 4-Hour Body <\/span><\/i>by Tim Ferris, it started me on my journey to biohacking and <\/span>better sleep<\/span><\/a>. As a data engineer, I was always into math and computer science, but not so much health. But the book taught me about how data can be used to inform health choices, which is what eventually led me to Oura.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon after reading the book, I attended the Biohacker Summit in Finland [where Oura was founded] in 2016, where I learned about Oura. Soon after, I got my own Oura Ring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My biohacking journey has changed the course of my life. I started a company that does glucose tracking, and I\u2019ve founded two non-profits in Sweden that are related to biohacking. Understanding how I can harness data to improve health has been hugely beneficial.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARN MORE: <\/i>What Makes the Oura Ring Different?<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

How did joining Oura help your relationship with sleep?<\/b><\/p>\n

First, on nights that I thought I barely slept, I\u2019d see on the Oura App that I actually slept four or so hours. For an insomniac, this can be very reassuring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oura also allowed me to see the impact of certain habits. For instance, the <\/span>impact of blue light<\/span><\/a> in the evening,<\/span> late-night work<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>late-night eating,<\/span><\/a> and evening exercise. The immediate feedback that Oura provides for every night of sleep makes it easy to draw connections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using Oura taught me the <\/span>fundamentals of good sleep<\/span><\/a>. For me, this involved:<\/span><\/p>\n