Tag: fitness
Good news! My attempts with wearing the fitbit in reverse, i.e. with the sensor at the underside of my arm, were successful:
This time the fitbit alta HR and the Polar H10 agreed much more closely, even during an hour of running! It also correctly detected the drop in heart rate in the middle of my run when I stopped for a bit.
So while not accurate enough for serious heart rate tracking during exercise (for that I still recommend a chest strap like ...
Recently I acquired one of the new fitbit alta HR bands, mainly because it promised to track my heart rate 24/7 without the need to wear any chest strap.
I always expected this to be less accurate than a chest strap, but how much less? I also happen to have a Polar H10 chest strap (which I use when running), so I decided to record with both for an extended period today.
The results are below (click for the full image):
The fitbit ...
As promised in the previous post, I made another attempt at getting more accurate readings from the fitbit. The good news is that wearing it tighter does seem to improve the sensor readings. The bad news is that I'm not sure if this tightness is comfortable in the long run, we'll see.
The following was recorded while grocery shopping, cooking and eating Salmon Teriyaki bowls and some reading:
The two peaks in heart rate correspond to me walking to and from the grocery shop. ...