I have had my bpm checked against a stress ECG by my cardiologist. The result of the test was that the watch is accurate when I'm running.
However, the watch registers a maximum BPM of around 210 and an average of around 175 when cycling - clearly an issue, particularly as I'm 71 years old and feel no discomfort or exhaustion when cycling.
I have a loop recorder that has been inserted in my chest. This gives my cardiologist detailed data of pulse rate and any heart irregularities. At no stage has the highly accurate loop recorder indicated a heart rate exceeding 150bpm.
My questions are:
is anyone else experiencing unrealistically high BPM recordings when cycling?
might the vibrations in the handlebars be causing bpm error readings?
I hope someone can provide some information in this regard.
