Apple Watch pulse delay ?

[graley]

can anyone tell me if the series 2 watch shows pulse rates quickly.
So I am at the gym with Workout on via the app Heartwwatch.
I raise AW and it shows my pulse rate at 80bpm after a set of chest presses.
That is wrong. That is what it was some minutes ago. It should be about 110.
I wait and eventually the bpm inceases a bit.
I know this because i did use a polar monitor with chest strap before AW.
Knowing what my heart is doing quickly is important to me because I am 80.
I want to know bpm quickly. Does AW do this ?
If not I must go back to Polar.

 

[Eddie3345]

i know normally it does a heart rate check every 5 mins
i don't know if you're in a work out if it checks it faster or not
polar is checking it all the time so its not a equal comparison

 

[Vampire14]

can anyone tell me if the series 2 watch shows pulse rates quickly.
So I am at the gym with Workout on via the app Heartwwatch.
I raise AW and it shows my pulse rate at 80bpm after a set of chest presses.
That is wrong. That is what it was some minutes ago. It should be about 110.
I wait and eventually the bpm inceases a bit.
I know this because i did use a polar monitor with chest strap before AW.
Knowing what my heart is doing quickly is important to me because I am 80.
I want to know bpm quickly. Does AW do this ?
If not I must go back to Polar.

I am pretty sure that it continually checks your heart rate when in a work out mode. I run in the am & walk the dog at night & I use the respective work out options, so when I raise my wrist I get a live read of my HR. I also lifted my my watch on my wrist a tad to see the green lights were on the first two work outs I did, enabling constant reads.

 

[44267547]

I am pretty sure that it continually checks your heart rate when in a work out mode. I run in the am & walk the dog at night & I use the respective work out options, so when I raise my wrist I get a live read of my HR. I also lifted my my watch on my wrist a tad to see the green lights were on the first two work outs I did, enabling constant reads.

Indeed it does check your heart rate when you're in workout mode regularly.

 

[Gmouse]

I have the same issue. I set it to a workout mode (just general, as I'm doing weight and cardio training...and that's not an option (NOTE TO APPLE: This SHOULD be an option!)), and it's ALWAYS way behind on my heart rate. I have to pause and wait, sometimes almost a minute, until it reads right finally.

I purchased a few hear rate monitoring apps...and they do the same thing, so...is this is "working as designed"?

Thanks.

 

[Julien]

...after a set of chest presses.
That is wrong.....If not I must go back to Polar.

Optical can't accurately read constricted tissue like when lifting weights. While HR is not directly correlated to anaerobic workouts (no meaningful info unless you have a medical condition), if you want a more accurate and timely reading you will need to pair a BT HR strap.

 

[graley]

Optical can't accurately read constricted tissue like when lifting weights. While HR is not directly correlated to anaerobic workouts (no meaningful info unless you have a medical condition), if you want a more accurate and timely reading you will need to pair a BT HR strap.

[doublepost=1485166973][/doublepost]Thanks all. I found my old Polar with chest strap. Next trip to gym I will wear both Polar and AW, and see how they compare.
I was hoping to get away from strap but maybe not so.
With both on I am going to look like a wierdo.

 

[Julien]

.... I found my old Polar with chest strap. Next trip to gym I will wear both Polar and AW, and see how they compare.
I was hoping to get away from strap but maybe not so.
With both on I am going to look like a wierdo.

When weight training I only wear my Watch (since HR is irrelevant) but when doing cardio machine, running or biking I also wear my Garmin 620. While it may seem like you look weird to others in reality others are paying you as little attention as you are playing them.

 

[BarracksSi]

Wait... if you're at the gym, how can other people see your chest strap?

Unless your gym allows people to go shirtless?

 

[jakerichva]

You can also pair the Polar with the watch and use the Polar readouts for the display under Workouts. That's what I do when working out.