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Notification when heart rate is close to set threshold during exercise

Status: Reviewed By Moderator Submitted by on ‎05-07-2023 07:16
3 Comments (3 New)
This watch needs a basic ALWAYS ON alarm mechanism to alert the user when their heartrate goes over a certain threshold such as 120bpm. It would also be useful to have the watch alert the user when it's getting close to the set threshold too... especially during exercise !

Moderator edit: Clarified subject and updated label
This is needed because:
Patients seeing Cardiologists are frequently told to limit their heartrate to a maximum of 120bpm when exercising... and at all times... because if there is any damage to the heart then it is dangerous to let it beat over 120bpm. The top of the range Fitbit Sense2 does not provide this very basic functionality. It's embarassing.
I'd use this: Daily
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Status changed to: Reviewed By Moderator
LizzyFitbit
Premium User
Fitbit Moderator
Fitbit Moderator
‎05-08-2023 14:12
‎05-08-2023 14:12

Hi @En1apcw, and thanks for taking the time to share this product feedback about having a notification when the heart rate is close to the set threshold during exercise with us. We rely on feedback like yours to help us develop products and features that we know our community wants to see. If this product feedback 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 what product feedback is developed, visit our 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.

En1apcw
Jogger
‎05-08-2023 14:18
‎05-08-2023 14:18
Seems like a great way to give existing customers a new feature... this approach completely ignores all the people who chose not to buy a Fitbit because this feature doesn’t exist though. Are the Fitbit shareholders happy with Fitbit adopting this approach or would the shareholders prefer Fitbit to make sell to more people and make larger annual profits?



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fialottabus1968
Jogger
‎06-02-2023 08:15
‎06-02-2023 08:15

I really agree . actually when I was told to watch out for high bpm (due to fatigue) I took for granted that this fairly simple task would be able to use on my existing Fitbit watch. I’m feeling disappointed. 

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