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Charge 5 Heart Rate zeros when tracking Weights program

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‎05-13-2023 11:08

‎05-13-2023 11:08

Everytime I set my Charge 5 to monitor my activities using the Weights my HR zeros out. Before hand I can have a 140 BPM but as soon as I track using the Weights the BP quits. It can go from 140 BPM to nothing and then minutes later shows 140 BPM again. No zone minutes are reported during this time. My wifes Charge 5 does the same thing. WHY?

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‎06-07-2023 15:06

‎06-07-2023 15:06

Hi @dvo1955. Welcome to the community forums.

Thanks for providing the details regarding your Charge 5

If you are still experiencing this inconvenience, try to use the device a little tighter to the wrist. I suggest you follow the steps listed in this article.  

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‎06-08-2023 01:10

‎06-08-2023 01:10

@dvo1955 if you mean the HR shows two dashes occasionally, it's pretty much normal when wrists are in motion (weight training usually causes a lot of that). Basically, the whole watch is moving and is unable to read the HR. The wrist isn't the best place to wear heart rate monitors. Limitation of technology.

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