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Charge 5 Heart Rate Monitor

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‎09-29-2021 07:22

‎09-29-2021 07:22

Hello everyone!

 

Just wanting to see what others think of the charge 5 heart rate monitor? Does it keep up with the heart rate during exercise for you? Is it different from your previous HRM reading from your older Fitbit?

I am just trying to figure out if mine is having issues or if others are having similar issues, as I don’t see much posted about the HRM. 

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‎09-29-2021 17:37

‎09-29-2021 17:37

I am having the same issue. I used an apple watch for the last few years and just switched over and have found the HRM inaccurate for my workouts by at least 20-30 vs. the apple watch.

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‎09-29-2021 18:20

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‎09-29-2021 18:20

I just lived chat support on this issue and they asked me to restart my Fitbit and asked I try it out tomorrow. They state that is one of the "fixes" for the HRM to be off. We will see... 

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‎10-05-2021 12:29

‎10-05-2021 12:29

I just upgraded from Charge 3 to Charge 5.  It looks like it has a lag in the heart rate monitor.  I suspect it is some kind of rolling average.  During a workout on an elliptical, my heart rate on the machine reaches a steady level after a few minutes.  The Charge 3 lags the real number with an error of as much as 15bpm.  By the end of a 20 workout the Charge 5 reaches the same reading as the Elliptical reading.  Today, I took my heart rate then ran for about one minute.  My heart rate didn't change on the Charge 5 but I could definitely feel my heart beating rapidly.  After a minute or so the reading on the Charge 5 increased by 25bpm.    This is not acceptable for my use.

 

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‎10-05-2021 15:43

‎10-05-2021 15:43

Seems fine to me. I've had mine for 12 days, previously used Garmin vivosmart 3 and 4, seems like heart rate recorded during exercise with the Charge 5 has been within about 10 or fewer BPM of what I recall seeing on my Garmin devices. I haven't tried wearing both for a more direct comparison, though. 

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