Heart rate

[Chriszanne]

My Ionic shows my heart rate diffenrent on the watch that on my phone. If I look at the daily log of my heart rate it differs from that that was showing on certain times on my watch

[WavyDavey]

Hi @Chriszanne,

The app heart rate display will lag behind a bit, while on the watch, it should be real-time.

What was the difference between the two readings?

[Chriszanne]

Hi there thanx for the reply.

It showed 10:00 this morning 128 bpm and on the phone 107 bmp.

I struggle with my heart amd want tonuse this for the doctor but now it
differ so much

[WavyDavey]

I typically go by the watch, because the phone only updates during sync.

You can bring those numbers closer by going into the tracker settings, and try toggling All Day Sync and/or Always Connected. One or both of those should help.

[SunsetRunner]

@Chriszanne mind that Fitbit devices are not medical equipment, but mere fitness trackers and accuracy of HR depends on so many factors that in case of a serious condition it may not only not give accurate data but may mislead doctors. Just to let you know, for me HR readings are extremely inaccurate (10-30bpm off comparing to chest strap which uses ECG ). I don't know, maybe it's my skin or something else. Didn't get it working. Some people claim the accuracy is spot on, others say opposite things. It just shows that reliability is not there when it comes to medical purposes. Optical HR measurement is tricky and requires special preconditions. If you use a pulse-oximeter, in the hospital environment a nurse will do several measurements using input from different fingers ( sometimes toes ) and the person must be still for a while ( it's not that I know it just like that, my wife is a nurse 😄 ).

[Chriszanne]

Thanx for your help 😁