Recovery HR for HR tracker's displayed on graphs

[dbregman]

As 1 and 2 minute recover HR are a major indicator of heart health and mortality. It would be great to see this reading available on the dashboard. The data is there, either take the reading 1 or 2 minutes after a workout is indicated as ended, or allow the user to picka spot on the graph and show the HR readings 1 minuter later.

The MS band has a very good implementation of this.

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[Olsen]

Yes this is a glaring hole with fitbit.  I hope they fix this soon.  EnjoyToday's comments sound really good.

[CHW46]

It would be nice if there was an algorithm that would allow for us to push a button and have
a heart rate read out periodically; i.e., after 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes.

However the graph that's provided on the dashboard allows us to do this ourselves if we
use the Heart Rate graph.

I just thought of that after this weekend's hike. We can probably even do it "real time" by
just remembering our heart rate at the end of the exercise and then checking it periodically
to see how long it takes to get to "normal."

What do you think?



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[deva55]

This is a really good idea.  Surely it can not be that difficult to implement and would make a  difference to the data collected on the fitness of the  heart.

I have had my charge hr for 8 months and I have been impressed with the additional functions added. Adding HHR would be the icing on the cake.

[Hopalong]

Implementing this on the HR would elevate the Fitbit into a different league in terms of fitness trackers.

I am a reasonably content HR user. I bought my HR having stopped using my Flex and after looking at other Fitness devices on the market. I wanted a convenient strapless device with as many features as possible. The surge was too big for my wrist and constant wear.

At the moment there are few strapless fitness trackers that offer a complete package of features and the ability to select a fitbit that offers RHR, AV HR, Peak HR, HRR and if desired GPS tracking would make the Fitbit attractive to a lot more people. 

[dbregman]

Somehow the title of this request changed a bit.  The numbers do not need to be displayed on the graph (althought that would rock), just somewhere.

To reiterate the ask, when doing a timed workout. When the workout is ended, note somewhere, the ending HR and then the delta for the 1 and/or 2 minute reading after the workout is over.

For instance, I am doing a difficult workout and the ending HR is 135.  If at the 1 min mark the Hr is 100 and 2 minute 75, then the 1 min recovery is 35 (135-100) and the 2 min is 60 (135-75).

In a perfect world this number (1 and/or 2 min recovery HR) wold be trended over time like resting HR.

[fillupt]

But how would you differentiate changes in ending hr from a quicker recovery? I imagine a trend over time would be very noisy?

[dbregman]

If one was to use the workout mode/timer then it would just have to sample the HR at the 1 and 2 minute mark after the workout ends.

[Paul55]

Hi

when the button is pressed to end an activity, the feature starts to function, this would be the "start" of the recovery phase. The wearer could then view a graph of heart rate over time.

cheers

Paul

[SunsetRunner]

I would love to see this! Seeing that this post is over a year old, can a moderator comment as to the status of this request?

[dbregman]

it is funny that I still get updates to this thread over a year later - I have since moved on to another vendor's device that does offer HR recovery. Too bad Fitbit couldn't add this basic functionality. 

[Bovisutor]

Heart rate recovery is a measurement of how much the heart rate falls during the first minute after peak exercise. It is routinely measured during millions of exercise tests every year. Doctors usually order these tests when they suspect that a patient may have a heart in trouble.

Patients are put on a treadmill and exercise to the point that they can't go on. It is then that the heart rate recovery is taken. Afterward, it's added to the picture created by how long the person can exercise and what the heart rate was doing during the exercise test. This big picture can give doctors a pretty accurate idea of how well the heart is working.

The healthier a person's heart is, the quicker it returns to its normal beat; the less healthy the heart is, the longer it takes it to recover from something like an exercise stress test.  One simply subtracts the heart rate two minutes after exercise from the heart rate at the end of exercise.

People with an abnormal heart rate recovery, which consists of a score -- or decrease -- of 12 or less beats per minute, were at a greater risk for death from heart disease than those with normal heart recovery, which is a decrease of 15 to 25 beats per minute.

[Paaaw]

Hi,

Please add this Fitbit!

I had a Tomtom before and it was doing this, it's really important to monitor your improvement... 

Still quite some major features missing on Fitbit Ionic, like a decent alarm, smart alarm and recovery!

thanks,

[LizFitbit]

Hi everyone thanks for sharing this suggestion. This is being discussed although I do not have a firm commitment or timeline at the moment. Do continue to vote for this feature suggestion whilst it’s under consideration.

Please note that if something is under consideration and chosen for development, it can be a while until it's released or until I have any news to share. Please watch this space for any updates! Thanks for your patience.

[ahefner33]

Check digifits on how they do it. Great tool

[sauvejean]

For Versa: separate tracking for naps 20 minutes or longer. Also a heart rate recovery tracking written into the software would be extremely useful for all existing exercise tracking. 

Thanks

Jean

[SantiR]

Hi @sauvejean! We wanted to let you know that the ideas you recently posted already exist on the Feature Suggestions Board. You can see them here where you can add your vote to those existing suggestions:

• Recovery HR for HR tracker's displayed on graphs
• Option to Track Short Naps

Please try to make sure you only post one idea per suggestion, so we can keep the board organized, easily searchable and see which idea other members are voting for.

Thanks for participating in Feature Suggestions!

[sauvejean]

I so agree with all previous posts. Heart rate recovery is a crucial tracking component

[YojanaFitbit]

Hey @sauvejean.

I will be merging this suggestion to: Recovery HR for HR tracker's displayed on graphs. Be sure to vote for this suggestion if you have the time.

Thanks for participating!

[aula7208]

YES!  If the fitbit can automatically calculate resting heart rate, it shouldn't be hard to automatically calculate recovery.  It would be great to be able to track your recovery heart rate over time the way you can with resting HR to have another measure of fitness changes over time!

[SunsetRunner]

I've taken to measuring recovery at the end of a workout by immediately starting a new workout, and letting it run for 2 minutes. I then subtract the ending heart rate from the starting heart rate. I record this to a graph on a spreadsheet to check it over time.

[sauvejean]

Hi
Thanks for the suggestion. Your workaround seems a bit tedious 🙂

Jean ☯

[ahefner33]

Check digifit if you have a strap. Ive been trying to get Fitbit to add this to the app for years.

But also know, using a watch and with the delay in hr change compared to a strap, it wouldn't be very accurate but general

[bmwgcyr]

I regularly calculate my Recovery rate manually, I would love to get it on my Ioniq!

[SunsetRunner]

4 years ago this idea was mentioned. Still nothing. What is the reason to not implement this seemingly simple feature? Is it not simple? Please explain so I can have some understanding.

So I will be using other methods mentioned in this thread to calculate this metric I guess. 

[sauvejean]

Could not agree more!!!

Jean ☯
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