Hi everyone!
I've been a Garmin user since 2015 and I am wondering if I have a defective HR sensor on my Epix Pro.
Besides my Epix Pro, I also have an Oura Ring, Whoop and Apple Watch series 9 at my disposal.
Recently I have noticed some strange behavior of my Epix Pro with regards to the HR sensor when NOT using the watch in a sports activity mode.
So I did a quick indoor cycling test where I wore my Epix Pro on my left arm, my Apple Watch on my right arm and my Whoop on my left bicep.
Then on my Apple Watch I started an indoor sports activity. I left my Garmin as is.
What I noticed is that while my HR was 143bpm (as registered by my Apple Watch and Whoop), my Garmin reported a heartbeat of around 70-80bpm for the entire 12 minute indoor bike ride. Only at the end of the ride (after 12 minutes) it reported a heartrate of 108bpm.
The Whoop strap, which was not in activity mode, also reported HR similar to the Apple Watch.
So I am wondering... do I have a defective HR sensor on my Garmin? Or is this some software thing in which Garmin uses some low power HR sensing mode? And if so... what are HRV, Body Battery, Stress etc. worth if these higher heartrates are not picked up, even for a prolonged period of time.
In sports activity mode I have found the HR sensor on my Garmin to be accurate.
Is there anyone willing do to a similar non-activity test and report back? Thanks!
Included are two screenshots of Apple Health.
Edit:
For reference I am including this post by tiagusgv in which tiagusgv seems to report a similar issue.
