What exactly do the numbers mean in the heart rate widget display?

I know it gives the graph for the last 4 hours and the current heart rate but what do the 2 numbers mean that are on top of each other? Min over Max over the last 4 hours? Avg over min over the last 4 hours? Min over Max over the last 1 hour? I thought it might be Min over Max over the last 4 hrs but the numbers did not seem to jive in a few cases so now I'm not sure and I can't find an EXACT explanation in the manual.

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Garmin - Chris over 2 years ago +2 verified

garmintrick said:
Min over Max over the last 4 hours?

You are correct. It is the Min/Max OHR recorded in the last 4 hours.
trux 28 days ago in reply to 9894246 +1 suggested

It is explained here: Why Do I See Two Different High Heart Rate Values in Garmin Connect? | Garmin Customer Support

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+1 Garmin - Chris over 2 years ago

garmintrick said:
Min over Max over the last 4 hours?

You are correct. It is the Min/Max OHR recorded in the last 4 hours.

0 9894246 29 days ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Careful. The top number is not maximum heart rate. It is an average of your maximum heart rate over some time period. Not sure what that time period is, maybe a minute. Often the watch display will show a current heart rate that is higher than the maximum heart rate. Confusing.

For a better result record an activity and view it in Garmin Connect. That will show a much higher maximum heart rate. Looks like the activity recording captures your instantaneous maximum heart rate, but the watch display shows some kind of average maximum. The display is very confusing, and not much use. Garmin Connect is more useful and shows the actual instantaneous maximum.

0 9894246 28 days ago in reply to 9894246

Alternatively. I recorded an activity and then viewed it on the watch history. That also shows the instantaneous maximum heart rate. So is more useful.

In any case the average/maximum shown on the heart-rate widget screen is of limited use.

0 trux 28 days ago in reply to 9894246

It is explained here: Why Do I See Two Different High Heart Rate Values in Garmin Connect? | Garmin Customer Support

0 9894246 28 days ago in reply to trux

Great, thanks, very clear.