Heart rate measurement on your HUAWEI watch/band
| Heart rate measurement on your HUAWEI watch/band |
Continual heart rate monitoring is enabled by default, which displays your heart rate curve. If this feature is disabled, you will be prompted to visit Huawei Health and toggle on the switch for Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Measurement data and results are for reference only and are not intended for medical use.
- For optimal heart rate data accuracy, fasten the device snugly above your wrist bone for the best possible fit. Opt for a tighter fit during workouts.
- Heart rate measurements may be affected by external factors such as low ambient temperatures, arm movements, or tattoos on your arm.
- To ensure optimal measurement accuracy, fasten the device snugly one finger width above your wrist bone, with the screen facing up. Make sure the heart rate sensor is in contact with your skin, without any foreign objects in between. Keep still during the measurement.
Individual heart rate measurement
- Open Huawei Health, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle off Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Enter the app list on your wearable device, select Heart rate (
), start a measurement, and wait for the result to display.
Heart rate data from individual measurements will not sync to the Huawei Health app.
Continuous heart rate monitoring
Open Huawei Health, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle on Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Smart: Automatically adjusts the frequency of measurements depending on your state of activity.
- Real-time: Monitors your heart rate in real time regardless of your state of activity.
- Smart monitoring mode is used on band products by default and cannot be customized.
- Real-time monitoring will increase the device's power consumption, while Smart monitoring is more power-saving.
Resting heart rate measurement
Resting heart rate, measured in beats per minute, refers to the heart rate measured while you're awake but in a quiet, resting state. This is an important indicator of heart health. The best time to measure your resting heart rate is first thing in the morning after waking up (but before getting out of bed).
Open Huawei Health, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle on Continuous heart rate monitoring. Your wearable device will then automatically measure your resting heart rate.
- There are some prerequisites for your resting heart rate to be measured and displayed. Suboptimal measurement timing may lead to deviations or no result at all.
- The resting heart rate data displayed in the Huawei Health app will not change after you disable Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- The resting heart rate data on your wearable device will be cleared automatically at 00:00 a.m.
- If "- -" is displayed as the resting heart rate reading, it indicates that your wearable device was unable to measure your resting heart rate.
Heart rate alerts
High heart rate alert
Open Huawei Health, navigate to the device details screen, go to , toggle on Continuous heart rate monitoring, and set High heart rate alert to suit your needs. Your wearable device will vibrate and display an alert when your heart rate stays above your set value for more than 10 minutes while you're resting. You can then swipe right on the alert screen to dismiss the notification.
Low heart rate alert
Open Huawei Health, navigate to the device details screen, go to , toggle on Continuous heart rate monitoring, and set Low heart rate alert to suit your needs. Your wearable device will vibrate and display an alert when your heart rate stays below your set value for more than 10 minutes. You can then swipe right on the alert screen to dismiss the notification.
- When your wearable device detects that you're asleep even though Sleep mode is disabled, it will not vibrate to notify you of high/low heart rate alerts. When it detects that you've woken up (with motions such as raising your wrist, pressing the button, or taking off the device), it'll vibrate and display the alert screen.
- When Sleep mode is enabled, your wearable device will not vibrate, but only display an alert to notify you of abnormally high/low heart rate readings.
- When your wearable device vibrates four times to notify you of high/low heart rate alerts, you'll need to swipe right on the screen or press the Up button or side button to exit the alert screen.
Heart rate data
Access the home screen of Huawei Health, touch the Heart card, touch 
in the upper right corner and then All data, and view your heart rate data. You can choose to delete any data record.
Heart rate measurement during a workout
During a workout, your wearable device displays your real-time heart rate and heart rate zone, and notifies you when your heart rate exceeds the pre-set upper limit. For better training results, you're advised to use heart rate zones as a guide for your exercise.
- To set heart rate zones in Huawei Health, go to . For running, you can choose Maximum heart rate percentage, HRR percentage, or LTHR percentage as the calculation method. For other workouts, Maximum heart rate percentage or HRR percentage is recommended.
- If you select Maximum heart rate percentage as the calculation method, your heart rate zones for different workout intensities (namely Extreme, Anaerobic, Aerobic, Fat-burning, and Warm-up) are calculated based on your maximum heart rate (HRmax = 220 – Your age).
- If you select HRR percentage as the calculation method, your heart rate zones for different workout intensities (namely Advanced anaerobic, Basic anaerobic, Lactate threshold, Advanced aerobic, and Basic aerobic) are calculated based on your heart rate reserve (or HRR, determined by taking your maximal heart rate and subtracting your resting heart rate).
- After you start a workout, you'll see your real-time heart rate on your wearable screen. At the end of the workout, you can view your average heart rate, maximum heart rate, and heart rate zone-related data on the workout results screen.
- During a workout, your real-time heart rate will not display once your wearable device is removed from your wrist, but the device will continue to search for your heart rate signal for a while. The measurement will resume once you put the device back on.
- You can view graphs that show the changes in your heart rate, maximum heart rate, and average heart rate for each workout from Exercise records on the Huawei Health home screen.
High heart rate alert during workouts
After a workout is initiated, your wearable device will vibrate and display an alert when your heart rate is over the preset upper limit for a certain period of time. You can swipe right on the alert screen to dismiss the notification, or the alert screen will exit automatically when your heart rate drops back below the threshold.
- Open Huawei Health, go to , and toggle on High heart rate.
- Touch Heart rate limit, set the upper limit to suit your needs, and touch OK.
If you disable audio reminders for individual workouts, you will be alerted through vibrations and card prompts only, without audio broadcasts.
Such heart rate alerts are only available during workouts and are not generated during daily usage.