TL:DR, just go to the two questions i have posted right underneath this 1st paragraph and just answer those directly, if you want the full detail of why its so important for me personally, feel free to read the full post.
I want the ionic, and there is only ONE things stopping me from buying this product, instead of continuing for another week to look at competitors. my heart is not normal, i may have Bradycardia or some other condition. To make the post short ask the main question(s) here, if you want more in depth detail, you can read more after these questions:
1) Is it possible to override the fitbit heart rate data manually for a specific time? such as when you workout for 30mins, those 30mins can you use your chest strap data, and input that data into your fitbit ionic/app in the phone to override the data that was gathered from the ionic during that same time you worked out?
2) I once read on this forum yesterday but cant find the post, but someone was able to pair there external HRM chest strap, to strava. and then pair the fitbit ionic to strava. and they were able to input the data gathered from the chest strap that was inside strava into the fitbit Ionic. is this possible??!??!??!?!?
please answer one of these 2 questions, i hope there is a gimic fix to this unability to pair ionic to external HRM directly
Years ago i went to the doctor for stress test, without consern about my heart but was required to do for a surgery i was having. My resting HR standing was normal, then to active was normal. But active to resting took 2 hours and 2 I.V.'s later in order for the cardio-doc to be allowed to discharge me, he had no clue and never seen that before ever in his years of practice but just said i may have been dehydrated.
Fast forward to today, 3 weeks ago my Psych Professor recommended fitbit for the tracking of sleep stages, and the importance of sleep on our hearth and our hormones/neurotransmitters. Me being a Psych Major really was intrigued and was looking into a FitBit product to buy when my Pell Grant money came in (was buying it for educational purposes, really sleep is important for learning/storing memory/reducing stress which also effects learning and focus)
Well now last week i had a problem with my ear, went to the county clinic in Dallas because i have no health insurance (yay), but the nurse checked my blood pressure and heart rate, it was 53!!! i went to my parents place a couple days later and checked with an machine they use which is medical grade to check for heart rate and blood pressure, it uses air and such like a nurse would for a pump that wraps around your arm. My blood pressure is okay (sometimes a little high), but my heart rate was 50, sometimes even a little lower in 48!!! this was when sitting, i would stand and test 10 seconds later, it would rise to 60's and sometimes 70's... then i would sit back down and 10 seconds later test, it dropped back to the 50's... this is not normal!
So i already had intrest in buying a fitbit ionic, however now i feel i need to use a chest strap when i do my HIIT (high intesisity interval training) from a diet i started 2 months ago. I am hoping my heart very healthy because of this diet, but i really don't know because i sometimes feel heart fluttering after working out.. point is i want the most accurate, and i have no medical insurgency to see a specialist and buy some SUPER EXPENSIVE over priced medical grade strap and watch (if they even exist).
I would want a fitbit for sleep and regular everyday use, but when i workout for those 30mins every other day, i would like to use a chest strap HRM, but also be able to input data or override the data of the fitbit after i do my work out, is this possible???? i understand they have no way to pair, but can it be override?
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