Measuring heart rate
| Measuring heart rate |
- Your band can measure heart rates between 40 bpm and 220 bpm.
This measurement may also be affected by some external factors such as low ambient temperatures, arm movements, or tattoos on your arm.
Starting an individual heart rate measurement
- Keep your arm still and wear your band correctly.
- Swipe up and down the screen until you find Heart rate.
- Touch Heart rate to view your current heart rate.
- Each measurement lasts for around 45 seconds, and the displayed heart rate is updated every three seconds.
- During measurements, you can press the Home key or swipe right on the screen to terminate the measurement.
The band will display an error message when you do not wear your band or wear it incorrectly.
- To ensure the accuracy of heart rate measurements, wear the band correctly and ensure the strap is fastened. Ensure that the band body is in direct contact with your skin.
- Stay as still as possible during measurements.
- The heart rate data from an individual measurement will not be synced to the Huawei Health app.
- The reading will be interrupted if you swipe right on the band screen, receive an incoming call, or an alarm goes off.
Heart rate measurement during a workout
Your band displays your real-time heart rate during a workout.
After starting a workout, swipe on the band screen to view your heart rate and heart rate zone. The displayed heart rate is updated every five seconds.
You can set an upper limit for your heart rate and target zone on your band. During the workout, if your heart rate exceeds the value that you have set in the Huawei Health app ("220 – your age" by default), your band will vibrate to notify you. Touch the Home key or swipe right on the screen to turn off the heart rate alert.
After completing your workout, you can check your average heart rate, maximum heart rate, and heart rate interval on the workout results screen.
You can view graphs that show changes in heart rate, maximum heart rate, and average heart rate for each workout, on the workout record screen in the Huawei Health app.
- If you remove the band from your wrist during a workout, it will stop displaying your heart rate. Measurement will resume if you put the band on again within 10 minutes.
- Your band can measure your heart rate when you have connected it to your phone and started a workout using the Huawei Health app.
Continuous heart rate monitoring
When your band is connected to your phone, open the Huawei Health app, enter the device settings screen, touch Health monitoring, and enable Continuous heart rate monitoring. This feature is disabled by default.
- Resting heart rate will be measured every 10 minutes when it detects that you are not moving (for example, when you are sitting).
- Heart rate will be measured every 10 minutes during moderate-intensity activities (for example, when you are walking).
- Heart rate will be measured every second during high-intensity activities (for example, when you are running). It will take about 6 to 10 seconds to measure and display the first heart rate value, though this initial delay varies between individuals.
Resting heart rate measurement
Resting heart rate is a general indicator of cardiac health, and refers to a heart rate measured in a quiet, static, and non-sleeping state.
To have your band automatically monitor your resting heart rate, enable Continuous heart rate monitoring in the Huawei Health app.
- If you disable Continuous heart rate measurement after checking your resting heart rate, the resting heart rate displayed in the Huawei Health app will not be able to be updated.
- The best time to measure your resting heart rate is immediately after you have woken up in the morning. Your actual resting heart rate may not be displayed or accurately measured, as it is not always the case that your heart rate is automatically measured at the best time.