Garmin Heart Rate

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Homer Jan 2021 12:02pm, 17 Jan 2021 13,853 posts	0 Homer Hi, Does anyone else have problems with the Garmin heart rate reading too high? This seems to be a problem in the cold. I ran this morning on a nice easy pace and my HR seems to have magically gone done as I picked up the pace in the last few miles. Has anyone found a solution?
BigChiefRunningBore Jan 2021 12:04pm, 17 Jan 2021 21,233 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore My average today was 162 instead of usual 140-146
Homer Jan 2021 12:11pm, 17 Jan 2021 13,854 posts	0 Homer Not alone
Dvorak Jan 2021 12:33pm, 17 Jan 2021 21,769 posts	0 Dvorak Nope, it's you, Homer. You're weird And Chiefy, of course. But seriously, I've been out in sub zeroes recently, and it's not something I've noticed. Forerunner 35, optical. It does occasionally produce a few minutes of odd readings, but that doesn't seem temperature related. Sometimes after exercise, I'm getting the opposite: surprisingly low heart rates. Not sure at all if it's an actual thing, or a readings thing.
EvilPixie Jan 2021 12:36pm, 17 Jan 2021 22,344 posts	0 EvilPixie Wrist or chest base? If chest it could be connection as in the cold we warm up slower I’ve had erratic readings in the past in sub zero doing run walk
Homer Jan 2021 12:51pm, 17 Jan 2021 13,855 posts	0 Homer Thanks D - I'm def not normal Its the wrist one. I know they are not that reliable but good for guidance....this is just silly and happening on most runs
Dvorak Jan 2021 3:28pm, 17 Jan 2021 21,774 posts	0 Dvorak Are you maybe putting it on a notch loose? For actual exercise, where it may be jiggling more, I tend to have it one notch tighter. Maybe the cold has everything (ooh er) just slightly contracted from normal. Once you get the blood flowing and a bit of a "pump", then it's reading properly again?
Big_G Jan 2021 3:38pm, 17 Jan 2021 522 posts	0 Big_G I've had erratic readings in the cold, taking up to 3 miles for it read properly. This was yesterday after a 1-mile warmup, and this was a 10k effort, so it took approx 2.25 miles for it to read correctly. This is with a chest strap, but once settled down it was accurate.
EvilPixie Jan 2021 4:04pm, 17 Jan 2021 22,349 posts	0 EvilPixie There is 1 road on my estate which makes my readings batty Was 145 ish then down this 1 road 97 🤔
Homer Jan 2021 5:31pm, 17 Jan 2021 13,856 posts	0 Homer I get all sorts of silliness. I've tried tightening it up and loosening it. I've had the same Garmin for a happy 2.5 years but for the last month its just been silly. I don't remember getting this last year (off to look now)