So with it getting a bit warmer (every 5 days), I've been trying to get the bike out and do 10 or so miles, to get into the groove once it stays warm out. I've been successful so far, but I have some concern over what my watch gives me in terms of my heart rate. There are times I'll be cruising alone, feeling good, not winded and I'll check my watch and it will say my BPM is 170. That seems JUST a tad high, so I'll do the only finger check on the neck and my pulse is nowhere near that crazy.
Today, I did around 13 miles and once again, just cruising along, check my watch and I'm at 172. So I do a test and put my arm parallel with my chest and oddly enough (or maybe not), the counts to the 120/130s pretty quick and then stays there for a good while before randomly going back up to 150+. I could understand if I was doing a lot of elevation change and hard pedaling but most of the time, I'm flat, just peddling steadily.
Is this just a quirk of smartwatches? Does hand position change how the watch reads? Halp me to understand.
Today, I did around 13 miles and once again, just cruising along, check my watch and I'm at 172. So I do a test and put my arm parallel with my chest and oddly enough (or maybe not), the counts to the 120/130s pretty quick and then stays there for a good while before randomly going back up to 150+. I could understand if I was doing a lot of elevation change and hard pedaling but most of the time, I'm flat, just peddling steadily.
Is this just a quirk of smartwatches? Does hand position change how the watch reads? Halp me to understand.