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Heart rate recovery
Heart rate recovery (HRR) is the dierence in heart rate at peak exercise and the rate as
measured after a one minute recovery period. The watch will measure HRR when you
are exercising with your heart rate being at least 80% of your maximum heart rate for
a minimum of ten minutes. The measurement starts when a change from high intensity
activity (running or cycling) to low intensity activity (walking or other) is registered.
The watch can detect these activities automatically or you can indicate them yourself
(see ‘activity recognition’). To obtain an estimate of HRR sit down immediately after
stopping your activity and then rest for at least 2 minutes to let your heart rate recover.
To make HRR estimates better comparable over time, try to estimate HRR in similar
settings with respect to: time of day, type of activity and activity duration.
