Resting heart rate not changing

[Zelda410]

Is the Resting heart rate supposes to pulse like the heart rate? Mine is
just sitting there doing nothing. It gives me a rate, but it has not
changed at all in about 15 minutes despite my moving, resting, etc.

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[DavideFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hello @Zelda410, it's good to see you around in the forums. 

Regarding the resting heart rate information, this would not change as often as the regular heart rate data; I've often seen my resting heart rate changed only in the morning, after the sleep data has been synced. The resting heart rate refers to the heart rate measured when you’re awake, calm, comfortable, and have not recently exerted yourself. Fitbit uses your heart rate data from when you’re awake and asleep to estimate your resting heart rate. For best accuracy, it is recommended to wear your device to sleep.  

I hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions. 

[Zelda410]

This helps a lot. I was wondering if it should be pulsing like the heart
rate. Now I know it's displaying correctly even if it doesn't change
often.

I always wear my Fitbit to sleep. My sleep patterns are important to me.

Thanks very much for your clear explanation. Much appreciated.

[DavideFitbit]

Hello @Zelda410, sorry for the delay in my response. 

Excellent, I'm glad to know it was helpful.  I keep a good record of my sleep patterns as well. 

I'll be around if you have further questions. 

[SunsetRunner]

Hi I have been using the Charge 3 just under a month now and checking my heart rate on app now they would be saying different resting heart rates and storing them but after a few days they would change to a different number.....example for the past 5 days my resting heart rate was 65 then they all changed to 64 then a few days after that they would go down more ? Why is this

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[Peterduffield]

Resting heart rate. Mine stays below 50 all day. My actual heart rate varies between about 65 and 110 - it never goes below 50. So please could you help me understand how Resting Heart Rate is calculated. Thank you  

[DavideFitbit]

Hello @Peterduffield, welcome to the Fitbit Community forums. 

Thank you for sharing that you've been having trouble with the accuracy of your resting heart rate. 

Resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are still and well rested. This metric can be an important indicator of your fitness level and overall cardiovascular health. The typical resting heart-rate range for adult Fitbit users is 50-90 beats per minute. Active people often have a lower resting heart rate. Fitbit uses your heart-rate data from when you’re both awake and asleep to estimate your resting heart rate. For best results, wear your device to sleep.

Before considering other options, I would recommend performing a restart and to follow all the instructions in this article to improve the accuracy of heart rate information, this has been useful to other users who have experienced something similar. 

Please keep me posted. 

[Peterduffield]

Thank you. But it is difficult to imagine how this is calculated and therefore what it means and how we can adjust our lifestyle to affect it. Can you advise on that and can you share details of the algorithms used? Thanks Peter D