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Rowing machine heart rates

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‎05-08-2019 09:28 - last edited on ‎11-17-2020 11:08 by Fitbit Moderator

‎05-08-2019 09:28 - last edited on ‎11-17-2020 11:08 by Fitbit Moderator

Hi everyone.  Just wondering if anyone else has noticed their heart rate detection isn’t accurate on a rowing machine?  Mine seems to be easily 40 beats a minute lower than it actually is.  

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‎05-08-2019 13:23

‎05-08-2019 13:23

Yeah I figure I'm at about 130 bpm when I'm rowing and mine will show anywhere from 90 to 160+. Anything you've done to successfully combat this yet?

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‎05-09-2019 05:16

‎05-09-2019 05:16

I was rowing on Monday and at one point I quickly tapped the watch and it said my heart rate was 143 bpm.  However, when I got home and synced with my phone, there is no record of my heart rate for the whole day!  I really wanted to know my heart rate so that I could improve.  I'm really annoyed and if I can track it again, I'll keep an eye to see if it's relative and reasonable and not pie in the sky.

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‎05-10-2019 09:31

In response to Chris9013

‎05-10-2019 09:31

Afraid not - i’m Hoping there’s a patch that Fitbit can do in a software update!

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‎09-11-2019 05:03

‎09-11-2019 05:03

Same issue but mine is always low, below 80 bpm when I know it well over 140 bpm! Because of this it never gives me credit for my rowing workout, it thinks I am resting... meanwhile I am dripping in sweat huffing & puffing my heart out. It would be nice if Fitbit Ionic had built in measurement for rowing machines like it does for treadmill/weights/swimming/etc.

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‎09-11-2019 05:18

In response to msuAbsent

‎09-11-2019 05:18

It does count steps though.... I could be on the rower for an hour and I've
completed say 1,000 steps. All very odd so yes, I would prefer it to have a
row option so that it is more accurate. It can then record heart beat and
not count strokes as steps.
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‎04-24-2020 10:25

‎04-24-2020 10:25

Yes, same problem here. Heart rate stays on 70bpm, while my actual rate is around 160bpm. I've been back and forward with fitbit but they keep sending me the guidelines from their website. 

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‎05-30-2020 08:57

In response to Bruno83

‎05-30-2020 08:57

Update: Fitbit really did some efforts to help. Eventually they've send me a brand new charge 3 free of cost, but the problem remains... I'll just have to accept that rowing isn't a sport the charge 3 recognises. 

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‎05-30-2020 10:02

In response to Bruno83

‎05-30-2020 10:02

Sorry to hear this (it doesn't recognise HR). I managed to swap and received two in the end. The last one failed to read heart rate and battery low every day so they tried to reset and sort remotely but confirmed it was no good. Got a refund via JL and bought a different brand. 

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