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They are mostly accurate. I use a Garmin Forerunner 235 and the average heart rate seems to be mostly accurate. I don't really pay attention to the absolute val
by mirsadm 11y ago
They are mostly accurate. I use a Garmin Forerunner 235 and the average heart rate seems to be mostly accurate. I don't really pay attention to the absolute values though. It's only interesting to see how they change as I my fitness improves.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoAnd this is an important lesson the plaintiff's trainer should have stressed. The actual numbers aren't (quite) as important how quick they rise and fall as you push and rest.
- alistairSH 11y agoExcept a reading of 60-80bpm when the actual is 160-180bpm is completely inaccurate. Those are opposite ends of most people HR range. 60 is close to, or actually, resting for most people. 160 is a hard aerobic effort, bordering on anaerobic, for most people. The FitBit, if the report is accurate, is completely useless as a fitness tracking devices (WRT to heart rate).
- other_herbert 11y agoI've got a wahoo tickr chest strap that will report something like half my real HR from time to time... all of these monitoring devices are intended to give some helpful information to go along with a workout, NOT to be a reliable medical device... Hopefully there'll be some sanity with how this is handled...