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So tired of the Fitbit not reading heart rate correctly during exercise!!!

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‎01-19-2021 17:10

‎01-19-2021 17:10

My Fitbit sense decides to read my heart rate as it pleases. Today during HIIT training (even though I was pushing myself to the max) my heart rate read at 97.... I’m sweating my butt off and I know my heart rate is probably at 160 but my Fitbit reads at 97. I’m sick and tired of the fact that even now, after all these years, this has not been fixed.

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‎01-21-2021 16:02 - edited ‎01-21-2021 16:03

‎01-21-2021 16:02 - edited ‎01-21-2021 16:03

Was on the Sense forum to see if this HR reading incorrectly thing was fixed with the Sense and the newer HR monitoring hardware.  There's a bunch of us over in the Charge 4 forums having the same exact issue.

Definitely not gonna drop $330 on another over priced step counter...

Looks like I'll probably go back to a Polar chest strap or try out the new Wahoo TICKR Fit HR monitor that's made to be worn on higher up on the forearm.

 

Good luck!

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‎01-22-2021 09:54

In response to mpls-gtr

‎01-22-2021 09:54

I said the ionic was going to be my last Fitbit. But then the sense came out. And stupidly I fell for it. Seriously this will be my last Fitbit. Not only is the heart rate reader useless. So is the GPS tracking. Doesn’t matter how slow you go it nothing matches up. 

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