1. FIRSTBEAT Lifestyle assessment: Improve your well-being

2. FirSTBEAT
Over 15 years of experience in heart rate variability analysis methods
Strong research background
Leading products in over 40 countries
Our products are widely used in professional sports
Customers include over 400 professional teams
Firstbeat is a pioneer in health and wellness assessments
Over employees have taken part in Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment
Firstbeat technology is widely used in consumer products
E.g. heart rate monitors and smart watches

3. FIRSTBEAT lifestyle assessment
Helps you understand the state of your well-being and what to do to improve it.
Manage stress Recognize activities that cause stress
Enhance recovery
See how you recover during sleep
Exercise right See the effect of your exercise
A comprehensive look at well-being during work, leisure and sleep!

4. manage youR stress
Identify stress peaks and moments of recovery in your days. A peaceful moment during the day can improve your resilience and lower your stress level.
Learn to identify situations that typically cause stress. It is not essential to eliminate stress, but to ensure sufficient recovery.

5. Recover Better
Lifestyle assessment reveals the amount and quality of recovery during sleep and helps you understand what factors can weaken your sleeptime recovery.
Sleep is the most important time for recovery.
Good recovery
Weak recovery; 3 units of alcohol

6. Exercise right
You will get accurate information about the health- and fitness-promoting effects of exercise and energy expenditure both during execise and during the entire day.
Good physical fitness supports health and improves your ability to recover. By exercising right you can significantly enhance your well-being.

7. LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT STEPS1 2 3 4
HEARTBEAT MEASUREMENT
PERSONAL REPORT
FEEDBACK FROM A WELLNESS SPECIALIST
FOLLOW-UP
3 Days during work, sleep and leisure time
Personal advise for improving well-being and performance
82% of users felt that they were able to improve stress management, exercise and/or quality of sleep.
93% of users:
”The measurement was easy to conduct”

8. Starting the measurement
Select a measurement period that works the best for you (see Info letter).
The measurement lasts 3 consecutive days. Start the measurement in the morning and end it 3 days later after you wake up.
See an instructional video here: support/instruction-videos

9. During the measurement
On the 1st day of your measurement, you will receive an from with a link to your personal information and journal forms.
We need your personal information and journal markings to analyze the data, so it is important to fill them in accurately and promptly.
Detach the device during showers, sauna and swimming. Recording continues automatically when you re-attach the device.
Change the electrodes at least once per day, e.g. after taking a shower or if they become loose.
End the measurement by detaching the device from your body. The measurement ends automatically.

10. Please note this about illnesses and other conditions
If you have a pace maker or heart transplant (or a difficult heart condition), chronic atrial fibrillation / atrial flutter or uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction, we do not recommend the measurement because the results can be unreliable.
If you have one of the following conditions, you can make the measurement, but please note that the results can be difficult to interpret or unreliable:
(Bundle branch block)
Coronary heart disease with angioplasty or bypass surgery
Chronic neurologic disease (MS, Alzheimer, Parkinson)
Diagnosed (severe) depression or exhaustion
Pregnancy
Fever (it’s better to postpone the measurement if you have fever)
NOTE! Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment is used to promote personal well-being, and is not designed for diagnosing illnesses.

11. Remember! Select the best measurement period for you.
Attach the device and make sure the green led starts to flash.
End the measurement after 3 days. Be sure to complete the personal information and journal fields.
Return the device to your contact person.