Heart rate variability

[1066Lisa]

As someone who can take a heart rate finding a pulse and counting, I knew my Sense was inaccurate saying "below zone" when it was actually well in cardio. I also don't need a watch to detect my HR going up as I get more breathless

I've tried the various options in strap wearing etc. 

Is HR (and yesterday for the first time step counting) just an issue to be put up with? 

[Guy_]

Hi @1066Lisa  - if you look in the forums you will find many reports of the heart rate over or under reading.

It is something that has been there since the Sense and Versa 3 were released.

On the other hand if you are still for a while you should get a fairly accurate reading, a necessity for doing an ECG no doubt, so for now it cannot be relied upon when moving.

[1066Lisa]

Thanks Guy this is what I thought.  I just upgraded at Christmas and to be honest I've found it a little disappointing, and I've had a number of set up issues and non syncing.  Any idea when Fitbit hope to resolve this?  It's a fairly fundamental part of tracker that most like to do!

[RachJunker]

Hi Lisa! This affected me too and I finally think I have a solution today. My workouts were getting mixed heart rates but when I turned off the exercise log on my watch, it was extremely accurate and matched the Polar monitor I was wearing. I then went in to the app and logged my workout from there. My Fitbit is set to track workouts of mine automatically at 10 minutes in. I feel I got the most accurate measurement this way!

[t.parker · Accepted solution]

@RachJunker probably coincident. Sense can measure HR with very good accuracy from time to time. There is no official solution known until now.

@1066Lisa I doubt that Fitbit even works on a solution. Let's face it, if it was any it would be already out long ago. Instead, Fitbit doesn't give any estimates and is quiet about whole thing.

[1066Lisa]

Thanks for that! So you didn't log the exercise at the time, just went back in and manually recorded? Is that right?

Funnily enough when I play tennis it is much more accurate

[RachJunker]

Yep! Crazy how well it worked.

Thanks,
Rachel Junker

Sent from my iPhone

[1066Lisa]

Ah we can hope ! And wait!!!

[Tgisele]

@RachJunkerI tried this and it didn't help at all. I find it curious how the same watch has very different problems and solutions. Glad it worked for you.