Stopped beta blockers and need to reset my resting heartrate and heart fitness level

[CherylHart]

I have a condition that creates excessive PVCs and have been on a beta blocker for the last 8-10 years. My Versa 2 has had my average resting heartrate at about 56 and it has been really hard to get it above 100 from working out. My doc switched my medication last week to a non-beta blocker, so my heartrate and blood pressure have returned to basically a normal range. But my Versa 2 now thinks I'm working out a lot more than I truly am. How can I force a reset of the heartrate function so that it can determine my fitness range accurately? 

[JohnnyRow]

Assuming you didn't manually adjust your max heart rate, I think it will soon work itself out correctly.  Your resting heart rate should be increasing (though I don't know how quickly), and that will raise the limits of your heart rate zones.  If you did not manually lower your max heart rate before, I suspect your zones have been artificially higher than they should have been.  It might be partly that you were not getting sufficient credit for your workouts while on bb's.

I just went on a beta blocker and my resting heart rate dropped about 8 bpm, which in itself lowered my heart rate zones.  I also manually reduced my max heart by a few beats.  When/if I get off bb's, I will just raise my max heart rate to the calculated value and left the resting heart rate naturally raise.

[CherylHart]

It sounds like what you're saying is that Fitbit will reset itself after a bit of time. Am I reading that correctly? If so, that's great. Thanks!

[JohnnyRow]

Yes, I think so.

If you tap the Zone Minutes circle near top of phone app, that will show the heart rate limits of each of your zones.  As it adjusts, you should see the bpm of each zone increase, unless it has already adjusted by now.  Another thing to look at is your graph of resting heart rate.  That should be increasing as the beta blockers wear off.  Take a look to see if it has already been increasing.  As your resting heart rate increases, so will the limits of the heart zones.