Recovery timer

Heart rate recovery

In a similar way, it would be great to have the ability to have the watch time how long it takes for the heart rate to return to a pre-set level at the end of a session. For example, how long it takes the HR to return to say 100bpm after LT run.

Although there is a recovery timer it would be nice to have one which is adjustable eg 2min, 5min, 10min etc and then have a record of the results after an Activity in Garmin Connect reports so you can track progress.

AFAIK - this is possible - but it likely won;t be in a way which you would like it (I presume).
one likely can put this as a 'recording' session (much like a strenght training / indoor running etc activity) and then collect the HR data.
The data can be uploaded as a FIT file indicating the HR at x time. (per your configuration)
I'm not exactly sure how this data can be used in GC to track progress honestly. current GC dont have ability (as I know of anyway) to put in custom values or reports w/ a custom value. things like calories / distance travelled etc are available - but not something user configurable.

The only way you would be able to do the tracking is perhaps downloading the data and putting it into a spreadsheet.

Alternatively - you could always use an iphone app. (Instant HR comes to mind) or one of those HRV apps. (come to think of it, the excellent HRV app can have adjustable time and the results are recorded. You get average HR and also HRV and it's graph'ed.

would that work?

In a similar way, it would be great to have the ability to have the watch time how long it takes for the heart rate to return to a pre-set level at the end of a session. For example, how long it takes the HR to return to say 100bpm after LT run.

again like the my input above - i think it's doable for the watch - as long as you don't want to upload it to GC (can't see a way to get the data plotted out for tracking).

but in thinking of this.. this Recovery HR timer of sorts will be sort of like doing a dance.

10:00:00am - RUN fast fast..
10:01:00am STOP running (end of session)
10:01:30am stop the watch app (eg: Outdoor running)
10:02:00am Watch Prompts to save / resume
10:02:30am Watch finish saving the run. Returns you to the default watch face
10:03:00am you finally successful in going to the apps list and select recovery timer app & click Start tracking (note that there is also a lag of a new app to gain HR Sensor access once entered)
10:05:00am Your HR finally goes down to 100bpm

so.. did it really take you 2mins from end of run fast fast session (180bpm) to 100bpm or did it take you 4mins (from 10:01:00am)

Current recovery timer that is built into the watch is different. YOu stop the session, it starts counting down. it tells you at 2mins post (i don't exactly know how long) your HR has recovered from 180bpm to 140bpm (40bpm recovery and you are in top 90th percentile of users)


so... while interesting - something just doesn't make sense / jive.

My Gym Rest/Set timer app has the ingredients - HR & Stopwatch to do what you are looking for (albeit manually)

you go into the app. you wait for the HR sensor to get acquired, you start the stopwatch (actually - i think can just start directly and no need to wait for the HR sensor to get acquired). keep looking at the HR and when it reaches 100bpm or at 2min or X mins, you stop the stopwatch and note the time.

maybe my logic is flawed - but...

let me know what / how you guys look at this then.

Many thanks for your post.

Your analysis of the mechanics is correct. What I am after is a timer that runs automatically on the end of the [Run] (or insert other type of exercise) session). The Norwegians managed to do it in the '90's.

My request is not really for a separate app/widget. It is really a request to expand the current Run (and other) app/widget.

Many thanks for your post.

Your analysis of the mechanics is correct. What I am after is a timer that runs automatically on the end of the [Run] (or insert other type of exercise) session). The Norwegians managed to do it in the '90's.

My request is not really for a separate app/widget. It is really a request to expand the current Run (and other) app/widget.

Contact the Norwegians? Hehe...

But in all serious-ness.

1) garmin needs to implement that
2) a develope will need to do this from the ground up. Start from scratch and implement an app for all the diff activities tracking.

Thanks again - I thought that may be the case.

And I confused my vikings - I meant the Finns rather than the Norwegians. I nearly bought a P**** instead of the F3 because of the heart rate recovery function

But... Coming back..
How does the recovery timer based on ether
1) time to reach specified HR
2) hr after specified time

Be able to do anything in terms of logging.
Even if a developer makes the ground up app - the activity is managed to be saved and uploaded to GC - the recovery timer thing does not. There's not much way to be able to track and monitor the recovery over a period of time.

Hence, what's the usage scenario?

There is nothing to track in a given instance - the information is only useful over a period of time (ie the time taken to reach the baseline HR is (hopefully) reducing. If it is not, it is indicative of an issue with recovery).

What I'm referring to is basically, the number you get after the activity will just be a number and it will always be a number after multiple activities.
you can't determine if you've seen a recovery (let's say you are forgetful , can only remember 1 activity at a time)

What I'm getting at is basically, you get a snapshot, much like the built in recovery timer.
these numbers are not available to be plotted out and tracked over multiple activities over multiple times.

Perhaps not by the watch - but they can get plugged into my spreadsheet.

I had to stop in the middle of a long run on Saturday. After stopping the session but not saving it - after a few minutes a message was displayed that my HR had dropped to 96 bpm in a particular time (not sure why it picked 96 - not the starting HR). It would seem that the functionality I am after may exist.

I have tried to replicate this function but haven't been able to (so far) and can't see anything in the manual. Might time to ask Garmin!

Hmmm... U didn't read or catch what I said.

Current recovery timer that is built into the watch is different. YOu stop the session, it starts counting down. it tells you at 2mins post (i don't exactly know how long) your HR has recovered from 180bpm to 140bpm (40bpm recovery and you are in top 90th percentile of users)

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7B7fd33470-ae8b-11e0-d01c-000000000000%7D