PSA: My fitness tracker's heart rate monitor was way off during workouts | Gadget Reviews - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Xena Martinez · 2026-03-05T14:22:22.100487+00:00

Double-check with a manual pulse count to verify accuracy.

Wait, which workouts was it off for?

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Ugh, mine was off for bench press. The tracker kept missing my last couple reps every set. Realized I was lowering the bar too fast for the sensor to catch it. Had to slow down my negative just a bit. Fixed it right away and my numbers finally looked right. Felt good to see the actual total.

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matthew_walker7mo ago

Had the same issue until I made sure the sensor had solid skin contact with no gaps.

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the_rose7mo ago

Regarding missing last reps, was it only during bench press?

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