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Heart rate inaccurate in a particular activity

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‎10-29-2023 11:06 - last edited on ‎03-24-2025 20:02 by Fitbit Moderator

‎10-29-2023 11:06 - last edited on ‎03-24-2025 20:02 by Fitbit Moderator

I am so upset…I got in touch with my doctor to tell her I had heart rate spiking…I found this from my Fitbit information. I had graphs that there were going from beats at 80 to 160 without exercise. I wore a heart monitor for 3 days and got a call to say that my heart results were fine…So, I asked a friend that has a fitbit, if it was possible that I may have done something with my hands or arm that might have changed my heart rate on my watch…not me real heart rate. Well, I guess there is…I make blankets every year for a charity. I ask for yarn.When I get it all, around 1000 skeins, I ball it. Making the yarn into a ball makes for faster crocheting. The movement of my hands for over 3 weeks gave me a FALSE HEART RATE…..So, my question is this, what good is the heart rate program on my Fitbit? It’s not real

 

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‎10-30-2023 05:44

‎10-30-2023 05:44

Hi @Cacres - the watch is normally accurate when not moving, so sleep should be fine.

However with movements of the arm it can be grossly inaccurate. In my case it reads double at times. Others mention it under reading during exercise.

Author | ch, passion for improvement.

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‎10-31-2023 14:19

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‎10-31-2023 14:19

It's goo to see you participating in the community @Cacres.

Thank you for sharing with us these details regarding your Sense 2, I appreciate it.

In order to get accurate results, I'd recommend that you try restarting the device following the steps listed here. In addition, please follow the instructions in this article to improve the accuracy of heart rate information and check the information mentioned here about other factors that could affect your heart rate reading, this has been useful to other users.

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