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unusual heart rate detected

Former Member over 5 years ago

I keep getting a message saying unusual heart rate detected, can anyone tell me what this is and let me know if I should be doing anything about it, I'm disabled so I cannot run or walk very fast.

0 trux over 5 years ago

Try this: https://support.garmin.com/en-IE/?faq=va0Z5iDeIdADGfEdHKGYK7

Besides a medical condition it may be simply due to a too loose watch strap, dirty sensor, or too much ambient light entering under the watch affecting so the sensor

Check also similar threads in the forum. There are couple of them. For example this one:
https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivoactive-3-3-music/165339/abnormal-heart-rate-detected-alerts---what-exactly-was-detected

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Thankyou.