Measuring heart rate
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- 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 that 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 the Huawei Health app, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle off the switch for Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- On your wearable device, open the app list and select Heart rate to initiate an individual measurement.
The heart rate data from an individual measurement will not be synced to the Huawei Health app.
Continuous heart rate monitoring
- Open the Huawei Health app, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle on the switch for Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- To view your heart rate:
- On your wearable device, open the app list and select Heart rate.
- In the Huawei Health app, go to .
- You can add the Heart card to your wearable device's home screen or the Huawei Health app's Health screen, for a quicker access to your heart health data.
- When Continuous heart rate monitoring is enabled, the device will automatically adjust the monitoring frequency based on your workout status.
Resting heart rate measurement
Resting heart rate refers to the heart rate measured while you're awake, but in a quiet, resting state. 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 the Huawei Health app, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle on the switch for Continuous heart rate monitoring. Your wearable device will then automatically measure your resting heart rate.
- To view your resting heart rate data, go to Huawei Health > .
- 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 AM.
- If "- -" is displayed as the resting heart rate reading, it indicates that your wearable device was unable to measure your resting heart rate.
High/Low heart rate alert
Your wearable device will vibrate and display an alert when your resting heart rate stays above or below your set limits for more than 10 minutes after you've been resting for 30 minutes. You can swipe right on the screen or press the side button to clear the alert.
- Open the Huawei Health app, navigate to the device details screen, go to , and toggle on the switch for Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Touch High heart rate alert and/or Low heart rate alert to set the upper limit and/or lower limit for alerts.
Once enabled, heart rate alerts keep functioning in certain device modes such as Sleep and Do Not Disturb.
Heart rate measurement for 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 upper limit. For better training results, you're advised to use heart rate zones as a guide for your exercise.
- To choose the calculation method for heart rate zones, go to Huawei Health > . For your runs, set Heart rate zones to Maximum heart rate percentage, HRR percentage, or LTHR percentage. For other workout modes, choose either Maximum heart rate percentage or HRR percentage.
- After you start a workout, you'll see your real-time heart rate on your wearable 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 workout records in the Huawei Health app.
High heart rate alert during workouts
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 during a workout. The alert will stay on the screen until your heart rate drops below the limit or until you swipe right to clear the notification.
- iOS users: Go to HUAWEI Health > , toggle on the switch for Heart rate warning, touch Heart rate limit, and set an upper limit suited to your needs.
- Android users: Go to Huawei Health > , toggle on the switch for High heart rate, touch Heart rate limit, and set an upper limit suited to your needs.
Such heart rate alerts are only available during workouts and are not generated during daily usage.