RHR poor

[bombadillo]

 

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 I have had a FitBit for over 10 years and my health in that time (and my whole life) has been excellent - I am 62. I have a low resting heart rate, am very fit and active, am retired and have no real stress. Since the new Fitbit ‘look’ and improvements, I have noted my Resting Heart Rate (RHR) is often labelled as Poor which I find odd when it is low (in the low fifties) and only varies by 4 beats. Can someone please explain why?

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[radwan_almsora]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community and it is truly impressive to see such a dedicated user with a ten year history of maintaining excellent health and fitness especially with a consistent resting heart rate in the low fifties which typically indicates a very strong and efficient cardiovascular system for someone of your age and activity level the reason you are seeing a poor label despite these great metrics is likely due to how the updated algorithms interpret low heart rate values in relation to general demographic averages rather than athletic benchmarks because a heart rate in the low fifties is technically classified as bradycardia the system may automatically flag it as poor if it does not properly account for your high fitness level and retired lifestyle which naturally  physiological stress also the new interface sometimes prioritizes subtle fluctuations in heart rate variability or specific age based trends that do not always align with the reality of a well conditioned heart like yours please be assured that as long as you feel great and your rate remains stable this is almost

certainly a software calibration quirk rather than a reflection of your actual health status

and we are glad to have such an active and long term member sharing their experience here