• running: incorrect heart rate recording (chest strap)

    Former Member
    Former Member

    Hey!

    Often my heart rate recording with my TICKR X looks like this:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/85h7tk30k4qc5ke/IMG_5A45FDF19473-1.jpeg?dl=0

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/04eluw2dv4hsmm3/IMG_681680869DA7-1.jpeg?dl=0

    (todays treadmill run)

    The heart rate …

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    Former Member
    Former Member
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