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Wrong info about heartbeat during intensiv training

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‎03-17-2016 15:40

‎03-17-2016 15:40

Sory for my English... I have problem during very intensive run. My Surge shows me wrong heartbeat, i have 160/min but on my Surge there is always obout 120-140 max, sometimes it work normal and during training I can See normal info, but it is only sometimes. This problem is always outdoor, on the gym always everything is ok, but outdoor i have problem. When i wear gloves, or without gloves, When my hand is cold or normal hot
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‎03-19-2016 09:03

‎03-19-2016 09:03

Your English is very good - congratulations!

 

Many of us have it underestimate our heart rate when exercising heavily - the key is to push it up your arm about 2 finger breadths.  That tightens it but also gives it more tissue to monitor.  See if that works and let us know.

Scott | Aviano Italy

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‎03-19-2016 10:43

In response to Blade7658

‎03-19-2016 10:43

Fenks for your tip, tommorow I have a match and I'll check it. Then i will Give You answer, I hope that everything will be ok;)

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‎01-05-2017 06:38

In response to Blade7658

‎01-05-2017 06:38

I tried this and still am not getting adequate results.   when I am exercising the highest I can get my Surge Fitbit to recognize my HB is ~110.  where can I go to get more help than '....push it up farther on your arm...' type of advice?  

 

Thank you 

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‎01-06-2017 04:29

In response to Dad7403

‎01-06-2017 04:29

Hi

All wrist based trackers suffer from the same issues. If you reach a consistant heart rate for a period of time the Surge and any wrist based tracker will "catch up", try wearing a chest strap and you will see what I mean. However if you are doing say HIT where your heart rate jumps up and down in a short space of time your Surge will have trouble tracking. So if you could maintain say 160 HR for a longer period your Surge would eventually catch up though you would probably be exhausted!

For me I wear the Surge band tighter when exercising but if I want really accurate HR where my heart rate will vary up and down over time I use a chest strap and pair it to my phone over bluetooth or my cycling computer using ANT+
The surge is great for day to day HR monitoring, especially resting heart rate, and if your HR is consistant over time, like reaching and maintaining a peak cycling running or just walking about.

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