Alarm when optimum or maximum HR is reached

[OldGrandad]

Hi team

I'm  a 72 going on 73 hiking and walking nut.

I've noticed that at times I'm exceeding by a large margin my optimum or maximum recomended heart rate. This does worry me somewhat.

Would it not be possible for a vibrating alarm with adjustable setting to be included in the surge?

Thank you in advance

OldGrandad

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity

[YojanaFitbit]

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- Heart Rate Warning/Alarm 

 - Vibration alerts for heart rate zones

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[shipo]

@OldGrandad, do you actually know what your recommended/maximum heart rate is?  I ask because very few folks know those numbers due to the fact the 220-Age formula is HIGHLY flawed and only a gross generalization.

[OldGrandad]

The short answer is, no I dont. But working off the 220 it should be 148.I'm hitting 172-176 at times, so to my way of thinking I'm a fair bit iver my limit.However even when out on my morning walks I hit 135 so possibly its ok for me.
Cheers from old grandadBill


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@OldGrandad wrote:
The short answer is, no I dont. But working off the 220 it should be 148.I'm hitting 172-176 at times, so to my way of thinking I'm a fair bit iver my limit.However even when out on my morning walks I hit 135 so possibly its ok for me.
Cheers from old grandadBill


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Ahhh, here's a reference point; my calculated max is 160, however, I routinely hit up into the 170s when I push the pace of a run and I can sustain a heart rate up in the low 160s for over an hour if I'm racing.  Odds are pretty good the 220-Age formula is a useful for you as it is for me.  Said another way, throw that formula in the trash.

[OldGrandad]

Thanks for your comments and yes I tend to agree. However earlie last week I was up at 172 for about 20mins at that time I was experiencing dizziness  or vertigo so for me some sort of alarm would be very helpful.
CheersBill


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@OldGrandad wrote:
Thanks for your comments and yes I tend to agree. However earlie last week I was up at 172 for about 20mins at that time I was experiencing dizziness  or vertigo so for me some sort of alarm would be very helpful.
CheersBill


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What was your breathing like at the time?

[OldGrandad]

Breathing was  easy, I was at that time walking on flat ground, I'd left the hills behind me.So strange?


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[shipo]

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@OldGrandad wrote:
Breathing was  easy, I was at that time walking on flat ground, I'd left the hills behind me.So strange?


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It could also be your tracker was loose on your arm; I've noticed the further into a workout and the sweatier I get, the more likely I'll see an unusually high measured heart rate if my tracker is loose.  If I tighten it down before my run I don't see the same issue.