The Science of Human Performance: What is Strain?

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Jun 23, 202645:31Health

Welcome to the Science of Human Performance Series where we are breaking down the key metric for you to improve your fitness. This week, we’re unpacking Strain with WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance, Principal Scien...

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