Respiratory rate during activities always shows as constant (at average rate)

After completing an activity, in GCM my respiratory rate is always a straight line (at the level of my average respiratory rate for the activity) - which is obviously not how I breathe during an activity. Anyone else seeing this too?

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mcalista over 5 years ago +1

The OHR doesn't measure respiration during an activity.

For the more varied changes in respiration rate DURING an activity, you need a chest strap.
Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to acousticbiker +1

Because if you wear a strap you get it. Maybe the question you need to ask of Garmin is 'Why show it during an activity when you are not wearing a strap?'

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0 Ɛpsilon over 5 years ago

Only on walking activities .. run ones are ok for me

0 mcalista over 5 years ago

The OHR doesn't measure respiration during an activity.

For the more varied changes in respiration rate DURING an activity, you need a chest strap.

0 Ɛpsilon over 5 years ago in reply to mcalista

Ah that figures.. I never wear the strap for walks!

0 acousticbiker over 5 years ago in reply to mcalista

Hmm, GCM clearly shows RR for the activity (average, minimum, maximum - although these three values are always the same in all my activities) and I don’t wear an external HRM

0 mcalista over 5 years ago in reply to acousticbiker

While it may record it, the RR data from OHR is just not accurate enough for more advanced analytics that require more precise RR data.

0 acousticbiker over 5 years ago in reply to mcalista

You’re right:

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=2yEgS0Pax53UDqUH7q4WC6

But then why even show the data at all in GCM for an activity?

0 Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to acousticbiker

Because if you wear a strap you get it. Maybe the question you need to ask of Garmin is 'Why show it during an activity when you are not wearing a strap?'

0 acousticbiker over 5 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

Yes, I now see my question wasn’t clear - but that’s what I was asking