Increased Resting Heart Rate

[alexian]

After switching from my charge HR to the ionic, I've found that my resting bpm has increased by around 10 beats. Has anyone else experienced the same. I have had issues with syncing to wifi/headphones/bluetooth/pandora with the ionic so that might be the cause.

[LoueyMagooey]

My Ionic is giving me a crazy resting pulse of 103+. When I put on my partner's Ionic I am getting a more reasonable resting pulse of 70 -amd yes FitBit Admin I have even drawn lines on my arm to ensure its the same placement. Anyone have any suggestions - or is my Ionic stuffed? - in which case FitBit will be refunding my money.

[benedikt.ebli]

I also noticed this behaviour. The RHR is around 4 beats higher in comparison with my old Surge. The Surge was very exact. I often compared the measured heartrate with pulse measuring by hand.

[Colinm39]

@benedikt.ebliI have noticed this as well, in between RHR detection of the minor ailments we get when RHR increases a few beats per minute.

Here is a comparison of 50 weeks of Surge and the next 50 weeks of Ionic and it shows what you have established..   I look for trends and the Ionic is close enough for me..

While I'm typing this HR is 61 by pulse test and 63 by Ionic.

[AlexandraFitbit]

Welcome to the Community @LoueyMagooey, @benedikt.ebli et @Colinm39. Thanks for sharing the issue you're all having with the heart rate readings that are too high. I appreciate all the détails you all provided and the time you took to do some troubleshooting and to make comparisons. The screen shot it's really helpful @Colinm39!

Heart rate reading varies depending on several factors like movement, temperature, humidity, stress level, physical body position, caffeine intake, and medication. If you haven't already done so, please review our information and tips for heart rate accuracy.

Though we've found that PurePulse provides better overall heart rate tracking than cardio machines or chest straps since it tracks your heart rate day and night, wrist placement during certain vigorous exercise is important. Review the information on optimal wear closely and make sure you follow the recommendations.

If your heart rate monitor seems broken or inaccurate after taking the recommendations into account, please reply with answers to the following questions:

-- What were you doing when you noticed the problem? If you were exercising, specifically which types of exercise?

1. Were you wearing the tracker particularly tight or loose?

2. What was the tracker's position on your wrist? Was it where people typically put a watch or was it higher up on your wrist?

3. Please share any other information you think will be helpful.

I hope this helps. Please keep me posted! 

[0hwell]

My resting heart rate has gone up 10 bps in the last couple of months when I checked by hand 3 times I came up with between 50 and 60 bps. Cardio machines and chest straps are much more accurate than these wrist devices.

[pointy101]

My ARHR has jumped from around 57 BPM per day  to 62 BPM per day just since the last update I did 5 days ago ,anyone else having this issue.

[Metalman007]

I too am noticing an increasing RHR after switching from my Charge 2 to the Ionic.  Resting rate with my Charge 2 was hovering around 51-53.  After a week with my new Ionic it has risen to 55-58 with no other changes in my routine.  When I count beats for a full minute of my radial pulse I get 3-4 bpm lower than my Ionic is showing.  This really bugs me as my Charge 2 was spot on.  

I do feel the need to clear something up though, the graph posted here by @Jorix is an Electro Cardiogram and it is a measure of the action potentials running through the heart not the actual pulsing of blood flow through the capillaries.  The optical sensing technique used in Fitbit devices is looking at the actual expansion and contraction of your capillaries from the blood pumped into them by your left ventricle.  The "lub-dub" double beat sound of the heart is from the atrial and mitral valves slamming shut after the left or right ventricles squeezing blood through them. It would be impossible for an optical sensor to pick up any part of the ECG waves you are seeing here as they represent electrical signals and cannot be detected by light.  Your heart has four separate zones that work together but only one, the left ventricle, sends blood through the system measured by optical sensors.  If you are feeling a second weaker beat between stronger beats with your fingertips, it could be your imagination, fluctuation in your fingertip position or pressure or even indicative of a problem that needs attention.