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Is this heart rate normal or is my charge 3 wrong/broken?

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‎12-09-2018 20:18

‎12-09-2018 20:18

I went for my first run with my charge 3 and had a look at the heart rate afterwards and started to wonder if this is normal.

It was a 3km run, then a 1-2min pause before I ran back.

First run

Return

 

-Haukeland

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‎12-09-2018 21:14 - edited ‎12-09-2018 21:19

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‎12-09-2018 21:14 - edited ‎12-09-2018 21:19

@Haukeland wrote:

Well, it says I'm at 97% of my max heart rate for most of the run, so yeah.

I see.  It wasn't obvious to me that line at 197 represented max heart rate.

I suppose it depends on how hard you were running, if it felt like you were going all out and gasping for breath most of the time.  That ls a long time to be right up near your max, but that fitbit calculated max heart rate of 220 minus age is just an approximation and can vary among individuals.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎12-09-2018 20:53 - edited ‎12-09-2018 20:55

‎12-09-2018 20:53 - edited ‎12-09-2018 20:55

I don't see anything that looks particularly strange.  Is there some reason you question it?

The return was a bit faster and you were warmed up, and your heart rate got up to its upper level sooner.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎12-09-2018 21:11

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‎12-09-2018 21:11

Well, it says I'm at 97% of my max heart rate for most of the run, so yeah.

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‎12-09-2018 21:14 - edited ‎12-09-2018 21:19

In response to Haukeland

‎12-09-2018 21:14 - edited ‎12-09-2018 21:19

@Haukeland wrote:

Well, it says I'm at 97% of my max heart rate for most of the run, so yeah.

I see.  It wasn't obvious to me that line at 197 represented max heart rate.

I suppose it depends on how hard you were running, if it felt like you were going all out and gasping for breath most of the time.  That ls a long time to be right up near your max, but that fitbit calculated max heart rate of 220 minus age is just an approximation and can vary among individuals.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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