You can broadcast your heart rate data from your watch and view it on paired devices. Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life. TIP: You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an activity ( Activities and App Settings ) .
Garmin - the American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company that specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sports activities. They also produce wearable technology such as smart watches and activity trackers. r/Garmin is the community to discuss and share everything and anything related to Garmin
1st TIP: Use the right sport profile or just stick to the sport profile where it seems to work best. Example or errant optical HR readings from Garmin 5X. You will no doubt have read the user manual that came with your errant watch. It will likely say something like “wear the watch 1cm from the wrist bone and wear the strap tight but not too
Wipe clean bottom of watch (no solvents). For activities I wear the watch a tad higher on wrist and pretty tight. I’m a hairy guy so I’ve also slightly trimmed the wrist area where HRM touches arm/wrist. I was doing a brisk walk and my heart rate was dropping down to 60's. Resting heart rate is usually around 55.
Yes, was frustrated with false advertising by manufacturers ans sales ("accurate to 2 heart beats" - in reality it is accurate to 30-40 beats which makes it useless). I did more manual HR testing during low activity times when I expected my HR to be around 60 and Garmin would occasionally show 80 or even 90, and every time actual rate was
2) Reset of the Heart Rate strap Sensor and check the connections inside are not bent. Take the battery out and put it in upside down for ~10sec *This seems like it won’t work but has been a popular fix. If you have a new battery, use that to rule out the chance of a low/dead battery. Check that your battery connections inside the sensor are
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