Heart rate error.

[Billu]

Too much fluctuations in heart rate.

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @Billu,

Too many fluctuations in your heart rate readings is no good.

@SantiR, do you know what's going on?

Thanks,
Kai

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[FerdinandFitbit]

Hi there @Billu. Good to see you around.

As @SunsetRunner said, too many fluctuations are not good when it comes to heart rate. I would suggest making sure that you're wearing your tracker properly.

Accuracy is affected by personal physiology, location of wear, and type of movement. For all-day wear when you’re not exercising, your tracker should usually rest a finger’s width below your wrist bone and lay flat, just as you would wear a watch. Fitbit’s PurePulse™ heart rate tracking system is designed to be most accurate when the tracker is worn on the top of your wrist.

For improved heart rate accuracy keep these tips in mind:

1. Experiment with wearing the tracker higher on your wrist during exercise. Because blood flow in your arm increases the farther up you go, moving the tracker up a couple inches can improve the heart rate signal. Also, many exercises such as push-ups cause you to bend your wrist frequently, which is more likely to interfere with the heart rate signal if the tracker is lower on your wrist.
   
2. Do not wear your tracker too tight; a tight band restricts blood flow, potentially affecting the heart rate signal. That being said, the tracker should also be slightly tighter (snug but not constricting) during exercise than during all-day wear.
3. With high-intensity interval training, P90X, boxing, or other activities where your wrist is moving vigorously and non-rhythmically, the movement may prevent the sensor from finding an accurate heart rate. Similarly, with exercises such as weight lifting or rowing, your wrist muscles may flex in such a way that the band tightens and loosens during exercise. Try relaxing your wrist and staying still briefly (about 10 seconds), after which you should see an accurate heart rate reading. Note that your tracker will still provide accurate calorie burn readings during these types of exercise by analyzing your heart rate trends over the course of the workout.

Note that if you remove your tracker but it keeps moving, for example if you put it in a pocket or backpack, the tracker may display an erroneous heart rate reading. To prevent this by turning off heart rate tracking when the tracker is not in use, log into your dashboard and go to Settings > Devices to turn your Heart Rate Tracking to "Off."

Hope you find this helpful. Let us know if you still need more help!

[SantiR]

@SunsetRunner Thanks for mentioning me! I see that my friend @FerdinandFitbit already replied to this issue. I will recommend to follow his suggestions as that may resolve the issue about the fluctuations! @Billu 

Let us know how it goes! 

[AlexClaw]

I've tried all of these recommendations with no success. My heart rate monitor is completely wrong. It will say 170 bpm when I am walking. If I take it off and leave it on my bed side table, it will say 98 bpm for days. The only thing I can rely on is that it will be wrong.

[pc100]

I see my heart rate bpm setting on my blaze and mobile app but when I try to see any historical bpm information on my android phone it says no data and I get nothing.