Comment by raffraffraff

Actually the "drink plenty" thing, if you're referring to alcohol, isn't something I can do. I quit (or cut down to insignificant levels) after observing is effect on me via my Garmin stats. Everything goes bad: HRV drops, resting heart rate goes up and sleep scores is terrible. One beer or one glass of white wine with a meal around 6pm is ok. But a night out with the guys makes me look like a very sick 80 year old. Heart rate barely drops below 80 while I'm asleep. Normally it's 48-54 BPM through the night. And if I go for a light run the day after having two or three beers, my heart rate is at least 20 BPM higher. So I made a rule: no exertion after alcohol, no alcohol when I'm already compromised (eg: unwell, when those stats are already bad)