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Losing HR during spinning

mcduhamel
mcduhamel Posts: 1 Member
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I've worn the Charge HR spinning a few times. The first few it seemed very close to what I see on a chest strap. Today, though, it kept dropping the heartrate altogether, or showing a BPM in the mid 70s when I was actually near peak, around 150. I even took it off, dried it and my arm off, and put it back on, but the problem persisted. Has anyone else experienced this and figured out what's up?

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  • helenbenzie75
    helenbenzie75 Posts: 95 Member
    I only invested in a Charge HR on Saturday, but I go to spin class once a week so I'll be interested to see if this happens.
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    Have you fried sliding it up your are day 3 fingers from you wrist bone and don't have it to tight
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    fried = tried
  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    I've noticed this happening to me here and there during intense workouts. Sometimes it's helped me to take my Fitbit off (too sweaty!!), wipe it down a bit, and put it back on.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Some on Fitbit's site were successful strapping it to their ankle to get a good reading of HR.

    Worthless for steps though because it's only 1 foot going down.

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