When Sleep Isn't Rest: What 'Sleep Stress' Reveals About Recovery (Bonus Episode) artwork
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When Sleep Isn't Rest: What 'Sleep Stress' Reveals About Recovery (Bonus Episode)

Sep 13, 2026 · 41 min

In this episode Andrea Samadi explains the concept of sleep stress — a wearable-device measured how physiologically activated your body remains during sleep — and places it within a neuroscience-based movement and recovery framework. She reviews the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic vs. parasympathetic), how WHOOP estimates sleep stress from heart rate and HRV, and why trends over weeks matter…