Hi, I am using a vivoactive 4 from Garmin. I use a wahoo tickr strap with it when I am out running. I seem to get a rapid increase at the start jumping up to about 160bpm then all of a sudden it will drop to what I call normal say 130-140, is this normal? A fight or flight response? It seems when not using the strap ie using the watch sensor it does not show so much, some sort of algorithm to smooth out errors? I did a treadmill run the other day without the strap and the watch was showing about 130 when the treadmill hand sensor was showing 165, after a while that dropped and the readings were similar.
Anyone else experience this?
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Lucky you having such a low running HR, mine averaged 160 today🤣. I too see scary spikes but I’ve never worked out whether they are actual or as a result of temporary connectivity issues. I reckon as I’m still alive and still running then sudden very short spikes can be ignored as a tech thing. I survived 57 years without knowing what my heart was doing before getting the watch. Happy running 🤗
I don't seem to have that sort of response at the moment. What I do find instead is that if my HR goes above 170 (eg. a difficult hill) it's going to stay there regardless of the pace I run at, until I stop running.
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