Scoring for heart rate recovery

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Scoring for heart rate recovery

Heart rate recovery is measured in the first one minute post exercise while remaining still. How does Apple score the amount of the heart rate drop as being poor vs average vs excellent?

Posted on May 28, 2020 6:28 AM

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May 28, 2020 7:09 AM in response to Community User

Thanks Jack

i am looking for a bit more info. A drop of 20 beats or more in one minute is good - less than 13 is poor and is prognostic for potential cardiac condition - but what score represents an excellent

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May 29, 2020 3:52 AM in response to HRR_Norms

I am really looking for a scoring system...

<13 is poor

20 is average - what is the range before it becomes very good and excellent as scores can be in the 50s and 60s?

Is 14-19 fair?

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May 28, 2020 6:49 AM in response to HRR_Norms

Heart Rate Recovery

This is a special measurement the watch takes after you finish a workout. To get the best numbers here, make sure to end your workout on the watch right when you end it in real life.

It takes a measurement one minute after the workout ends, and then another at two minutes. The result is a pair of numbers that tell you how many beats per minute your heart rate decreased after working out. So if you were sprinting at 180 bpm, and then a minute later your heart rate was 160, that’s a 20 bpm drop.

The faster your heart rate returns to normal after exercise, the better. More fit people will have larger decreases here, for example 30 instead of 20.

What’s normal? About a 20 beat decrease per minute is normal. Less than a 12 beat decrease could be reason for concern, but again, that’s a question for your doctor.

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