how can i adjust heart rate used on apple watch workouts

I am on a beta blocker so some of my workouts do not count as exercise during a workout because my heart rate is being held down with medications. Is there a way to adjust for this? If I ride my bike for five miles it may only show I worked out 10 minutes as heart rate drops below 100 but will not go higher than 120 bpm.

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Posted on May 18, 2020 10:21 AM

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May 18, 2020 11:39 AM in response to Bwm1162

You can use the "other" workout type in the workout app on the phone,here's how it works;


Choose "Other workout type.With this workout you earn the credit equivalent of a "brisk walk" which means 1 minute credit for every 1 minute in the workout regardless of how fast or how slow you walk or run,this is particulary useful for anyone that can't walk at the brisk walking pace of 3.3 mph or are recovering from injury or are an older person who just can't reach the "brisk walking" speed.


So if you do 30 minutes in the "other" workout then you will close your green exercise ring.Active calories are also recorded and estimated at a rate equivalent to a "brisk walk" or based on data recorded by the heart rate sensor in the watch, whichever is higher.

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