Blaze heart rate way too high

[Vincevirzi]

Put my Blaze on for the first time in a week and the HR was avg 176 beats, this the fifth time this has happened. Watch is on tight enough. Is their a fix or update for this?

[AlejandraFitbit]

A warm welcome to the Forums @Vincevirzi. Keep in mind that the Heart rate reading varies depending on several factors like movement, temperature, humidity, stress level, physical body position, caffeine intake, and medication.

I recommend not wearing the tracker so tight, wear it in a way you feel comfortable to obtain a better reading of your heart rate.

Let me know the outcome. 

[Bittybitterness]

I bought my Blaze yesterday and it's heart rate reading is stupid high. I put it on next to my Charge HR and the blaze was  reading 15 to 20 bpm higher than the CHARGE HR, according to the Blaze sitting on my bed reading a book is a fat burning activity. Even after several restarts of the Blaze it just isn't reading right and I'm probably going to return the device and go back to the Charge HR. 

[crcaudill]

I've also been having issues, especially during excersie. between the HR not reading at all, or or reading wildly inaccuratly. for instance after lifting my heart rate will sometimes increase to 150 bpm, yet the watch reads roughly 80. Note that I've worn the device both loosly and tightly in the attempt to remmedy the issue.