The Autonomic Pivot: When Less Training Volume Equals Deeper Recovery

Garmin Connect mobile app screenshot displaying a 4-week timeline of high sleep scores alongside a sloping downward trend in overnight resting heart rate.

The Autonomic Pivot: When Less Training Volume Equals Deeper Recovery By Coach Richard Wharton, OBC | Published: May 25, 2026 Tracking my **Garmin HRV Stress** over the last few months has revealed a fascinating tug-of-war within my autonomic nervous system. Specifically, it shows exactly how shifting training workloads register on the body. Looking back at […]