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I think my fitness tracker was wrong

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Decided to try nrc so set off this morning to do 5k with Coach Bennett. Great run BUT my Garmin kept telling me that my pulse rate was 0. Decided it was probably wrong.

When I got home I checked my details. As I thought, my heart had been beating. So much for trusting science :)

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Thommo23 profile image
Thommo23Graduate10

I find with Garmin you need the watch to be relatively tight on your wrist to get a good heart rate reading. Could it have been too loose?

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YesletsgoGraduate10 in reply to Thommo23

Thanks Thommo, it seemed quite snug and I didn't want to stop and have to faff around with it so just carried on. It must have been picking up something because all the stats for heart rate showed up on the app.

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FreedomToRun

Ha! My garmin told me I was unproductive. Quite rude! 😂

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😂😂😂

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YesletsgoGraduate10

The cheek! It's the start of the Rise of the Machines (Terminator!!) Ignore it!!!!

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Delighted to hear your heart was in fact beating this morning, to be honest, mine was going at a galloping pace so I actually thought I was picking up your HR and adding it to mine. Happy running 🤗

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YesletsgoGraduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs

Thanks for taking one for the team Grannyhugs! 😀😘

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GrannyhugsGraduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo

You’re welcome 🤗

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nowsterGraduate10

You weren't using that Zombie app at the time, were you? 🤣

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YesletsgoGraduate10

Oops, better make sure nobody realises and spikes my brains!!!

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sofaspud

Yep - I’d say that the tracker was wrong!!!!

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YesletsgoGraduate10

I suspect you're right :)

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CmoiGraduate10

"If there's something weird

And it don't look good..."

👻🏃‍♀️😱😂

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YesletsgoGraduate10 in reply to Cmoi

😂😂👻☠️

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Week7Graduate10

Always nice to read a good news story!!!!

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Curlygurly2Graduate10

My Garmin started doing that, and got worse and worse, I had to return it for a replacement eventually

I'm sure the Garmin technology must be right, maybe you need to send your heart back. Is it still under guarantee? 😜

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YesletsgoGraduate10 in reply to

Unfortunately that manufacturer ceased production many years ago 😂😂😂

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😂😂

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