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My smartwatch heart rate sensor just gave me a false reading during a run
I was out for a run last Tuesday when my watch buzzed and said my heart rate was 210 bpm. I felt fine, so I stopped and checked my pulse manually. It was actually around 140. I restarted the watch and it went back to normal, but it really shook my confidence in the data. I've been wearing it a bit tighter since then, which seems to help. Has anyone else had their fitness tracker give a crazy wrong reading like that?
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dakotal196mo ago
Same thing happened to me last month. Making sure the band is snug and cleaning the sensor on the back fixed it for me.
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anthony4264mo ago
Bro, the "eating chips at 185 bpm" thing killed me because same. My Garmin told me I hit 200 bpm on a walk to the mailbox once, and I seriously thought I was about to die. I've tightened the band so much now it leaves red marks, but at least the readings seem normal again.
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drewjenkins6mo ago
Man, tell me about it. My watch once said I was at 185 bpm while I was just sitting on the couch eating chips. Nearly choked. I looked like a ghost checking my own neck pulse. @dakotal19 is right about keeping it tight and clean, that's the only thing that works. These things are great until they decide you're having a medical emergency during a commercial break. Makes you wonder about all the other data.
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