After 13 hours of REST I'm Ready for Thursday - & it's my busiest work-day of the fortnightly school timetable.
Five 1-hour lessons to teach (starting with my 3rd & final 'Biscuit Game' - see previous impact in thread above๐
#EliteHRV suggesting slight #ParasympatheticSwing...
Back in Balance and Ready for Wednesday ๐
#Pacing to avoid the debilitating #PEM associated with my #LongCovid ๐
#EliteHRV 10/10 Readiness, in balance and with MeanRR and PNN50 values back up
#KubiosHRV Readiness also High at 82%
#EliteHRV provides an additional insight:
Readiness for the day ahead is just 2 out of 10. Sympathetic Nervous System dominating. To avoid compromising my immune system or over doing it, extra rest is highly recommended...
Woke up on my weekly Tuesday off-work with another '10 out of 10' #EliteHRV Readiness score - and perfectly in balance ๐
Pacing everything really carefully to maintain #VisibleHealth Stability too ๐
Really enjoyable #NuffieldHealth gym visit just completed
LIVING despite my #LongCovid
At the start of the new working week, my three Heartrate Variability (HRV) apps are in agreement:
#VisibleHealth 'Stability' every morning for two weeks in a row - and HRV rising slowly
#KubiosHRV at the top end of 'Normal' Readiness
#EliteHRV showing nervous-system Balance ๐
Playing the tuba is GOOD for me, with all of that deep-breathing and breath control, plus being able to sit down whilst performing.
Very fortunate that this is my instrument; my #LongCovid might have stopped me from playing so many other instruments.
Stability ๐ #VisibleHealth
In Balance and Ready #EliteHRV
Readiness confirmed by #KubiosHRV
It's now 5am on Tuesday - my weekly Day Off now I'm a part-time teacher.
I've been mainly lying down for the 10 or so hours since getting home from work, and all signs from my 3 independent Heartrate-Variability-based apps are looking great ๐
#VisibleHealth Stability and improvement
#EliteHRV Readiness and improvement
#KubiosHRV also!
#Pacing to avoid #LongCovid #PEM symptoms ๐
#BackToSchool for almost my 300th time ๐
I've found ways to manage my #LongCovid #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms by - unsurprisingly - avoiding overexertion; Minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.
#Pacing is everything; so I'm getting up *much* earlier today, to de-ice my car ๐
#VisibleHealth ๐ #EliteHRV ๐
Dr Ben King