Heart rate zones: more of them, all editable/customizable

The heart rate zone feature is great, but the user-editable heart rate "zone" is not useful at all. The common heart-rate training protocols include up to 5 heart rate zones, and the beginning and end all need to be editable according to the individual's own maximum heart rate.

 

Ideally, these would also have editable names.

 

Zone

HR begin HR end
Z1 light 100 130
Z2 easy 130 140
Z3 aero 140 150
Z4 anaerobic 150 160
Z5 VO2max 160 190

 

 

Moderator edit: added labels

182 Comments
Status changed to: Not currently planned
LizFitbit
Premium User
Fitbit Moderator
Fitbit Moderator

Hi everyone, and thanks so much for sharing this suggestion! While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

We're always striving to enhance Fitbit products and services, and your input is a big part of that process. We truly thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

Alkemy
First Steps
Allow and save input of custom heart rate zones by adding a save data in the custom heart rate zones page of the app.
And
Recalibrate heart rate zones to calculate ranges based on resting heart rate and heart rate reserves.
Two additional features
Custom
Karvonen based
YojanaFitbit
Moderator Alum
Moderator Alum

Hi @Alkemy, thanks for explaining why you would like to have more options to customize heart rate zones. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

Rob6128
Jogger
New heart rate zone calculations changed and are too high for me. Need to be able to adjust them. Is this a possibility?
YojanaFitbit
Moderator Alum
Moderator Alum

Hi @Rob6128 , thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to customize Heart rate zones. This feature suggestion already exists, so I've moved it into a similar request. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

tomworrall99
Stepping Up
You should be able to edit your heart rate zones. My charge 3 had a fat burn zone of 100-139. On a versa 3 my fat burn zone is 125-150 which is too unrealistic.
YojanaFitbit
Moderator Alum
Moderator Alum

Hi @tomworrall99, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to edit your heart rate zones. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

 

I hope to see you around.

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