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Import heart rate data from Concept2 chest strap

Status: Not currently planned Submitted by on ‎03-18-2021 07:02
1 Comment (1 New)
HR data from a chest strap is far more accurate when rowing.Fitbit currently imports rowing workouts from the Concept2 logbook but replaces the heart rate with data from the user's Fitbit device. If the Fitbit device is not worn during the workout, HR data is omitted altogether. If a chest strap is worth, that data should be imported.
This is needed because:
Fitbit incorrectly imports workout data as "below zones" or "fat burn" during high-intensity rowing workouts. My chest strap will show a consistent rise in HR (correlating to RPE), but my Versa 3 will show a sudden, persistent plummet in HR part way into a workout. This is frustrating since better data is available and Fitbit just won't use it.
I'd use this: Daily
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Status changed to: Not currently planned
LizzyFitbit
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‎03-18-2021 19:24
‎03-18-2021 19:24

Hi @ksketeris, thanks for sharing this suggestion about integrating the heart rate data from Concept2 chest strap to Fitbit with us. Our web API and smartwatch SDK are open which means that the service you are wanting can actually integrate with Fitbit. We’d encourage you to make this suggestion to the service and direct them to our existing API and SDK and resources such as the web dev API community. You will likely be able to email them via their contact us page or customer support, or they may have their own ideas board like this. Or encourage them to reach out to Fitbit directly. Thanks for your participation in the Feature Suggestion forums, we look forward to making Fitbit more useful for you.

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