Application - Drop [Vivoactive HR]

Former Member over 9 years ago

Now on a Vivoactive HR near you .. DROP

Get it here .. https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/4d0ab435-0f2d-4c93-8eae-368fcda9c64e

If your heart is important to you .. time to make it better. Time for DROP.

Remember .. if Drop drops out before 2 minutes (no pun intended), you need to update your Vivoactive HR firmware to at least 2.65 beta.

Thank you
VivoactiveHRGuy

Note .. screen shots are subject to change, see full change log below for updated details. Screen shots may be simulated to show application operation.

Now .. measure your Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) for 1 and 2 minute time frames.

Drop has been tested on firmware versions 2.60, 2.65 beta, 2.71 beta, 2.74 beta, 2.80, 2.90, 3.30 .... to 3.90

FULL VERSION HISTORY - CHANGE LOGS

[Version 1.19] June 7 / 2017

- Fixed a bug where the app would crash with the new Vivoactive HR firmware. It was my fault and I do apologize.

[Version 1.18] March 10 / 2017

- Data logging will now happen at the 120 second mark only, and not when you exit the main screen.
[Version 1.17] November 8 / 2016

- Screen layout improvements. No other changes.
[version 1.16] October 28 / 2016

- Changed Drop startup routine to be like my other applications.

- Improved exit routine with no summary screen when no starting HR value received.

[version 1.13] August 7/2016

- Changed summary screen to display more useful data. Now included starting HR values as well as 20-120 second readings. Thank you to LARS for the great suggestion.

- If you exit early by accident .. the summary screen will now update your Drop HR data on that screen as well. So do not move unless you really want to exit. ;-)

- Small cosmetic changes

[version 1.11] August 6/2016

- Added more data to export option. Now date and time, starting heart rate, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 second heart rate values will be logged.

[version 1.10] July 27,2016

- screen text change and drop data export formatting change. Note data logging exports your actual heart rate values not the 'drop' numbers from the application.

[version 1.08] July 1, 2016

- improved exit. It will now not exit until the back button is pressed.

[version 1.07] June 28/2016

- added data logging as outlined in post below.
- altered status bar on main data screen
- added vibrate on start and bye screens
- text change on welcome screen

[version 1.06] June 28/2016

- cosmetic changes only

[version 1.05 - June 27/2016]

- Measures heart rate recovery for 1 and 2 minute times.
- Shows heart rate compared to starting heart rate value as you are measuring ( + / - )
- Summary screen with resulting 1/2 minute data displayed.
- Easy to understand layout and user interface.
- Status bar to help you wait for those 2 minutes.
- Support for OHR
- Tap to turn on backlight.

Application Details

Configuration:

No configuration required

Requirements:

Ant+ Heart Rate strap optional .. but highly recommended for best results. Optical Heart Rate (OHR) will work as well (Vivoactive HR 2.65 beta or newer firmware recommended for OHR use), however I still recommend using a HR strap if available.

Remember .. the more the drop, the better your heart.
Not a substitute for real medical advice. :)

Former Member over 8 years ago

No problem .. I enjoy knowing that people are using and liking the apps I have made. Drop was one of the first apps I ever made, as I believe that HR recovery is an important thing to know.

I do use some of my apps regularly, some very regularly and some almost never. It is what it is.

rprr over 8 years ago

I left the following review on the Connect IQ store. Thanks again.

I like this App a lot. I now try to use it every time I complete an activity. Thanks for providing the log file that I can keep track of the Recovery HRs. It seems that most of the drop occurs in the first 60 seconds.

Former Member over 8 years ago

I do agree that most of the drop is going to happen in the first minute. That is cause .. your heart is trying to recover as quickly as possible from your exercise as it can and those that are fitter, your heart will actually recover faster than for someone that is less fit.

This is why .. I do a lot of cardio, as I believe it is a very very valuable thing.

The thing you want to see is how it recovers .. and if it takes a long time to recover, that is a sign of heart issues that may be worth looking into. But of course .. no one on the Garmin forum falls into that category. :)

Really .. you could measure the drop over whatever period you wanted, as long as you were consistent so that you could compare. The biggest issue .. is the starting of Drop quickly and something that Garmin has improved slightly lately as since the last firmware .. it appears that the Vivoactive HR is able to detect the HR data faster, so that is a good thing.

I personally like to use an Ant+ strap (I use a Scosche Rhythm+) as it tends to be more accurate and less prone to spikes .. which in an app like Drop would totally mess up the data.