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Gobi Dec 2020 10:50am, 15 Dec 2020 72,476 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Still have a Fenix 5 available to a Fetch person for £150
SPR Dec 2020 10:57am, 15 Dec 2020 32,550 posts	Quote Pin SPR Larkim - I wouldn't have known about the polar if you hadn't mentioned it a few times so thanks. I'll be very happy if it's accurate in races as that's where I never wear a chest strap. I haven't used the polar app at all. Presumably that only works if you set the polar to record internally? It's odd it doesn't allow RHR recording. Surely a firmware update could fix that (I presume you're on the latest software)? With charging, I've noticed the red light before a couple of runs. So far, I've been ok doing that run and charging after I'm done. If that continues then I won't have any issue with charging, unless I lose the charger. Should probably buy a spare if they're cheap enough.
❄larkim❄ Dec 2020 11:03am, 15 Dec 2020 13,002 posts	Quote Pin ❄larkim❄ It's the app itself - the graphs and data etc only report on HR max and average, and the graphs they report only show time and activity in / around the HR zones, so for me anything under about 70 just disappears off the graph. I've reported it to them and they said they'd take a look - I can't be the only person thinking that using it's offline recording for an evening whilst watching TV might be a good opportunity to get a nice consistent RHR reading recorded.
SPR Dec 2020 11:08am, 15 Dec 2020 32,551 posts	Quote Pin SPR Is that the beats app or the flow app? This suggests there is a test that would work but any activity during may skew things: support.polar.com
❄larkim❄ Dec 2020 11:16am, 15 Dec 2020 13,004 posts	Quote Pin ❄larkim❄ Good spot, I'll give that a test. I was just expecting that after recording an offline session it would actually make the data available and easy to use! I suppose "min" HR probably would be a worthless piece of data in most cases though. It's the beat app that I use. Not looked at flow, maybe I should have a look.
Autumnleaves Dec 2020 3:18pm, 18 Dec 2020 15,873 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves I don't know what to do about my 235 and the optical HR. I know they aren't meant to be as accurate as chest worn ones, but mostly mine has been fine for my purposes. Recently though I have had real problems at the start of some runs with it recording a ridiculously high HR - I was in Zone 6 at one point this morning - I didn't think there was a zone 6! It isn't my actual heart rate as I stopped and took a measurement with my phone - which read 65 bpm at a point when the Garmin was saying 139 bpm. I've had the watch 3 years and it definitely seems to be getting worse. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Looby Loo Dec 2020 3:20pm, 18 Dec 2020 634 posts	Quote Pin Looby Loo With my 225 the HR would spike at the start. I used to run or walk for a couple of minutes until it was steady then delete and start again.
chunkywizmas Dec 2020 3:38pm, 18 Dec 2020 10,853 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizmas AL, the Optical HR on watches gets better with each generation. The FR245 will out-perform the 235 for example. If you are not in the market for a new watch then a HR strap or arm worn HR device can be added as a sensor to the 235 and should cost a lot less than a new watch
Autumnleaves Dec 2020 3:47pm, 18 Dec 2020 15,874 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves @Looby Loo - that I would be ok with - but recently it's taking about 10 minutes to be correct. @CW - thanks, I might look into that.
SPR Dec 2020 4:25pm, 18 Dec 2020 32,567 posts	Quote Pin SPR I wouldn't buy a new watch in the hope of getting better optical HR, feels like fools gold. Arm ones will generally be more accurate as discussed recently on the last few pages.