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My understanding from reading some posts is the heart rate monitor is turned off automatically while in a swim exercise session. I'd like it on. Thanks.
This is needed because:
This is needed because it's a fitness tracker and it's useless if it doesn't track HR during swim training, nor gives Minutes Zone
I've read that the heart rate tracking is turned off during swimming as you believe it's not very accurate. I'm able to see my heart rate during swimming if I don't start a swimming exercise and let it auto recognize it. The heart rate I see appears to be relatively accurate. It's more accurate that either the laps and distance that are shown.
Hi @klmswimmer. Thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about being able to track your heart rate readings while swimming. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. While this isn't currently planned at this moment, we have left voting open so we can keep tracking this request over time. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.
Many Fitbit users exercise in water due to injury, recovery and limitations and recreation.. The algorithm Fitbit uses does not adjust for the hydrostatic pressure of water. I use a Fluid Running program that gets heart rates up to intense levels but the heart rate recorded is lower by 10-15 bpm.
Hi @kdavella, and thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about adding heart rate for water exercises. We rely on feedback like yours to help us develop products and features that we know our community wants to see. If this suggestion receives votes from other customers and gains popularity, it will be shared internally with various teams at Fitbit. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visitour FAQs. Watch this space for status updates. In the meantime, try visiting Health & Wellness to talk with other members about all things health and fitness.
Hi @bmccorm2. Thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to track your heart rate data during your swim activities with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to keep the forums organized and make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. Click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
Many posts have commented on the swimming exercise tracking, and how the heart rate doesn't show on the Charge 4 during swimming. The stats shown on your device after the swim (lengths, distance, calories) are very limited, and only very approximate. The only stat that appears on the watch during the workout is time! Quite useless, really.
Hi @Davekay4, thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to track your heart rate data on your Charge 4 with with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to keep the forums organized and make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. Click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
Yes, please. As an obese, prediabetic, senior woman my exercise is in water due to bad knees, feet, etc. I love the pool, but need accurate feedback for my HIIT from FitBit to know when I am hitting my zones. Please help me get fit and healthy with the accuracy I need in the water.
Hi. You got to try out fluidrunning.com I too am like you and it’s been a life saver. Plus, my sense gives me my heart rate in the water while I’m doing the exercise when Jennifer (the trainer) tells us to check. It’s fantastic and no pain!! She has one workout for free. Check it out! Worth every penny!
Hi @NYAZ73, thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to track your heart rate data during your swim activity with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. Click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
I need to monitor my heart rate in real time during my water aerobic workout. My understanding is that none of the Fitbits will do this. I have an Inspire HR. Please make it possible to have the device just show me my heartrate when it's in the water.
Hi @Willit, thanks for sharing this suggestion about tracking your heart rate data with your Inspire HR while swimming with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. We'll keep tracking this request over time, so please click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
Fitbit offered me Charge 5 as a replacement for a Charge4. It should be made clear that the Charge5 will not record heat beats in water where as the Charge 4 will
Hi @naissur, thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion. Before anything else, let us clarify that heart-rate tracking is disabled during your swim workout on all our Fitbit devices. To learn what swim stats you can track, see this help article.
We understand how important this data is for you and because a similar idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestion board, I’ve moved your post here. Please support this idea by adding your vote, this helps our developers to keep tracking its popularity and demand over time.
Your feedback is appreciated and you can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs.
Hi @Bebopkorsakoff, thanks for taking the time to share this product feedback about enabling heart rate tracking during a swim activity with us. Because this product feedback was already requested in this board, I’ve moved your post here. Please support this product feedback by adding your vote, this helps our developers to keep tracking its popularity and demand over time.
- Start the swim activity so I can have laps but no Hearth Rate - hence basically getting more Zone Minutes when I overeat than when I train.
- Let the watch automatically detect swim, so I can have a Hearth Rate (which seems QUITE accurate) but no laps count. But sometimes, like today, it detects swimming as... walking.
It's a simple feature, but it is incredibly stupid that you can't when the tracker is perfectly capable of tracking your HR underwater.
Hi @Bebopkorsakoff, thanks for taking the time to share this product feedback about being able to track your heart rate during your swim activities with us. I noticed this product feedback was already requested in this board, so I’ve moved your post here. Please support this product feedback by adding your vote, this helps our developers to keep tracking its popularity and demand over time.
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