HR?

[Caitlyn6]

My fit bit says I am spending hours every day in fat burn and cardio when all I am doing is a leisurely dog walk for 30 mins twice a day. Today I did 30 mins exercise bike. I am 50 and not unfit so confused.

[Lezzers]

Don't trust your fitbit, mine tells me I've reached 10,000 steps when I'm sitting as a passenger in the car!

[AlaninSpain]

Don't trust a FitBit, mine says all sorts of stupid things, I now only use it aa a rough guide.

If mine shows a fast rate I stop and do a quick manual check.

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

Hi, my guess is your exercise bike is the Orange cardio. 30 mins of that, and 6 minutes getting cross about something!?

If you go really fast and hard on your bike you may hit Red peak.

I have had to learn to use it and understand my own levels. I find it really informative and often makes me do just that bit more!

[Dolphin14]

My Fitbit read sitting in a rocking chair as steps. The movement of the chair rocking triggered the fit bit. I even wrote to the company about it.

[JJG57]

My Fitbit has a couple of times flagged up a v high rate when I've been doing nothing different to most other days. Most of the time it's pretty consistent though. Maybe best to look at trends rather than individual days.

I am right handed and wear it on my left wrist but found that steps are more accurate when it's set to be on the 'dominant' hand.

When I'm mowing the grass it thinks I'm doing outdoor cycling (hand/wrist position?) but still measures my steps so I just ignore the cycling thing

[Caitlyn6 in reply to JJG57]

This is my trend. Most days it says I am burning fat for 4 hours and exercising for two when I do a leisurely dog walk and nothing requiring exertion

[JJG57 in reply to Caitlyn6]

Might be worth doing a manual check as Alan suggested earlier.

PS Just seen Shiona's suggestion as well which looks useful. I think the Fitbit zones are based on what it thinks is your max HR.

[Shoshov]

hi mollypet you may need to reset your heart rate maximum. if you reach above that rate then it will register as high. just set it a bit lower. iv had to do it a few times when my heart rate naturally got lower due to increased fitness. physiotherapist at rehab class fixed mine. relax and have a good weekend ❤️shiona

[MEW123]

Mine often seems to get stuck around 94 after walking, take it off for a minute, put it back on, then is back to around 60. They only seem useful as general guide and for an average.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to MEW123]

I'm 120 to 125 when walking, everyday

[Maisiemay13]

I had the same issue I was fat burning during the night while sleeping,but since the cardiologist put me on beta blockers this has stopped might be a coincidence not sure !

[Henry20]

Learnt not to trust my monitor. It just increased my hypochonria, blood pressure and heart rate. Seemed ok for first few months,, but then it started giving strange measurements. Its now gone. I feel better just by not feeling I need a machine to tell me what I already know.

[S11m]

Get an Apple Watch?

See a cardio?

[Caitlyn6 in reply to S11m]

What I am asking is, is that a normal reading as I have nothing to compare it to.

[S11m in reply to Caitlyn6]

How quickly your pulse rate drops after "a work out" is a measure of cardio health - on the Apple Watch you get a graph of "heart rate recovery".

A resting heart rate of 58 is normal or ideal.

I am 70 - and have a pacemaker for bradycardia, and on a "leisurely walk," my HR does not go over 100. I walk 30 or 40 km a week.

People trying to burn fat for weight loss like to think they are still "fat-burning" for some time after an intensive workout.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to S11m]

Thank you that's helpful. I too am on bisoprolol 1.25 and Perindopril 4mg for hypertension. Do I not need to be concerned then that my HR goes to 128 on a leisurely walk? It drops back to mid 60s when I'm sitting.

[S11m in reply to Caitlyn6]

How long is a piece of string?

I can get my HR up to 150, occasionally, briefly, if I walk briskly up a hill.

I think you max HR is supposed to be 200 minus you age, so 128 is not desperate for a cardio workout for someone young like you.

I am no expert, but, I think, if your HR drops into the sixties soon after you sit down, you have no cause for concern.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to S11m]

Thank you for your advice

[Alison_L]

A friend of mine has a fitbit that insists she goes swimming every morning - she's actually putting on her make-up!

[Chappychap]

I wear an Apple Watch and it seems to monitor my steps pretty accurately. My wife uses an Omron Walking Style IV pedometer, she's also happy with her results and we get acceptably close alignment between the two.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to Chappychap]

Thanks. And what is your hr when u are walking, getting on with ur day? Is it mainly in the yellow like mine?

[Chappychap]

My resting heart rate is usually high 50's or low 60's. Everyday exercise (ie walking on the flat) can take it to high 70's or even low 80's. But for me (everyone's different) this doesn't count towards the NHS/BHF definition of "moderate exercise", for this my HR has to get at least to mid 90's. As a rule of thumb I say above 100 to really count as exercise.

To get there requires brisk walking (say 3.5mph or faster) in hilly terrain or gym based cardio vascular workouts, I imagine other exercises like swimming or cycling would also make the grade but I don't do those.

I'm currently achieving the NHS/BHF recommended guidelines of at least 150 minutes a week at this level of exercise, but I'll freely admit that it's sometimes burdensome to find the time. For someone with a young family and a full time job I can well appreciate how difficult it would be to meet these guidelines.

[Ianc2]

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