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July 23, 2026
Your heart doesn't know you're not running away from a lion. And that's the problem.
An elevated heart rate without movement quietly damages your cardiovascular system. Here's the mechanism — and what you can do about it.
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May 21, 2026
A new way to understand yourself: Daria Volkova introduces the Self-Discovery Experiment
Welltory introduces the Self-Discovery Experiment — a new way to understand what affects your energy in real time. Daria Volkova, Growth Product Manager, shares how it works.
Data stories
Throughout 2025 we passively measured the nervous systems of 18,734 Welltory users across all 50 states and DC. This series unpacks what we found: how the country's body responded to the events of the year.
September 16, 2026
When basic needs aren't met, resting heart rate is higher
An analysis of 19.1 million resting heart-rate readings found that material hardship, including food, housing, utilities, and health insurance insecurity, was strongly linked to higher resting heart rates across U.S. states.
August 4, 2026
The four-day workweek: what the data and research actually show
What the trials, the peer-reviewed evidence, and recovery data actually show
August 3, 2026
What a heartbeat knows about the place you live
Can a smartwatch detect economic hardship?
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September 12, 2026
Nervous system snapshot
A reading of your autonomic state at a single moment: how activated your nervous system is, how easily it settles, and how well its two branches are working together.
September 12, 2026
Measure HRV without a wearable
You can measure heart rate variability with your phone camera in about a minute — no ring, no watch, no extra hardware. What a camera reading gives you, how accurate it is, and when each app actually takes its measurement.
September 12, 2026
How accurate is HRV from a phone camera?
Camera, wrist, ring or chest strap — accuracy depends on where the sensor sits and whether you move. What the validation studies found, what they left out, and how to check your own.
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