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Recovery Heart Rate Feature on Garmin Watches

Recovery heart rate is your heart's ability to return to a normal rate after an activity within a specific amount of time. In general, a faster heart rate (HR) recovery (HR slowing down) from an activity is an indication of an improved fitness level. It is suggested to consult a physician if you continuously see your HR dropping less than 12 beats-per-minute (BPM) within one-minute of stopping an activity.

Many Garmin® watches have the ability to display your recovery heart rate after you have stopped your recorded activity. To determine if your watch has this feature refer to your owner's manual


Compatible Watches

  • Approach® S70 | Approach® S70 - TaylorMade® Edition 

  • D2™ Air | D2™ Air X 10

  • D2™ Bravo

  • D2™ Charlie

  • D2™ Delta | D2™ Delta PX | D2™ Delta S

  • D2™ Mach 1 | D2™ Mach 1 Pro

  • Descent™ G1 | Descent™ G1 Solar | Descent™ G1 Solar - Ocean Edition

  • Descent™ Mk1

  • Descent™ Mk2 | Descent™ Mk2i | Descent™ Mk2S

  • Descent™ Mk3 | Descent™ Mk3i 

  • Enduro™

  • Enduro™ 2

  • Enduro™ 3

  • epix™ (Gen 2) - Standard Edition | epix™ (Gen 2) - Sapphire Edition | epix™ (Gen 2) - Porsche Edition

  • epix™ Pro (Gen 2) - Standard Edition | epix™ Pro (Gen 2) - Sapphire Edition 

  • fēnix® 3 | fēnix® 3 HR | fēnix® 3 Sapphire

  • fēnix® Chronos

  • fēnix® 5S | fēnix® 5 | fēnix® 5X

  • fēnix® 5S Plus | fēnix® 5 Plus | fēnix® 5X Plus

  • fēnix® 6 - Standard Edition | fēnix® 6 - Solar Edition | fēnix® 6 - Pro and Sapphire Editions | fēnix® 6 - Pro Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 6S - Standard Edition | fēnix® 6S - Solar Edition | fēnix® 6S - Pro and Sapphire Editions | fēnix® 6S - Pro Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 6X - Pro and Sapphire Editions | fēnix® 6X - Pro Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 - Standard Edition | fēnix® 7 - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7 - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7S - Standard Edition | fēnix® 7S - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7X - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7X - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Pro - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7 Pro - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7S Pro - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S Pro - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7X Pro - Solar Edition | fēnix® 7X Pro - Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 8 - AMOLED Edition | fēnix® 8 - Solar Edition

  • fēnix® E

  • Forerunner® 165 | Forerunner® 165 Music

  • Forerunner® 245 | Forerunner® 245 Music

  • Forerunner® 255 | Forerunner® 255S | Forerunner® 255 Music | Forerunner® 255S Music

  • Forerunner® 265 | Forerunner® 265S

  • Forerunner® 570

  • Forerunner® 630

  • Forerunner® 645 | Forerunner® 645 Music

  • Forerunner® 735XT

  • Forerunner® 745

  • Forerunner® 920XT

  • Forerunner® 935

  • Forerunner® 945 | Forerunner® 945 LTE

  • Forerunner® 955 | Forerunner® 955 Solar

  • Forerunner® 965

  • Forerunner® 970

  • Instinct® 2 - Standard Edition | Instinct® 2 - Camo Edition | Instinct® 2 - Surf Edition | Instinct® 2 - dēzl Edition

  • Instinct® 2S - Standard Edition | Instinct® 2S - Camo Edition | Instinct® 2S - Surf Edition

  • Instinct® 2 Solar | Instinct® 2 Solar - Tactical Edition | Instinct® 2 Solar - Surf Edition

  • Instinct® 2X Solar | Instinct® 2X Solar - Tactical Edition

  • Instinct® Crossover - Standard Edition | Instinct® Crossover Solar | Instinct® Crossover Solar - Tactical Edition

  • Legacy Hero - Captain Marvel | First Avenger

  • Legacy Saga - Darth Vader™ | Rey™

  • MARQ® Adventurer | MARQ® Athlete | MARQ® Aviator | MARQ® Captain | MARQ® Commander | MARQ® Driver | MARQ® Expedition | MARQ® Golfer

  • MARQ® Adventurer (Gen 2) | MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) | MARQ® Aviator (Gen 2) | MARQ® Captain (Gen 2) | MARQ® Golfer (Gen 2)

  • MARQ® Adventurer (Gen 2) - Damascus Steel Edition | MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Carbon Edition | MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) - Performance Edition | MARQ® Commander (Gen 2) - Carbon Edition | MARQ® Golfer (Gen 2) - Carbon Edition

  • quatix® 5 | quatix® 5 Sapphire

  • quatix® 6 | quatix® 6 Titanium | quatix® 6X Solar

  • quatix® 7 - Standard Edition | quatix® 7 - Sapphire Edition | quatix® 7X - Solar Edition

  • tactix® Bravo

  • tactix® Charlie

  • tactix® Delta - Sapphire Edition | tactix® Delta - Solar Edition | tactix® Delta - Solar Edition with Ballistics

  • vívoactive® HR

  • vívoactive® 3 | vívoactive® 3 Music | vívoactive® 3 Music (Verizon)

  • vívoactive® 4 | vívoactive® 4S

  • Venu®

  • Venu® 2 | Venu® 2 Plus

  • Venu® 3 | Venu® 3S

  • Venu® Sq | Venu® Sq - Music Edition

  • Venu® Sq 2 | Venu® Sq 2 - Music Edition

  • Venu® X1

  • vívoactive® 6


Viewing your Recovery Heart Rate on a Device

NOTE: Some devices will not have a menu after stopping the timer and will require you to wait for 2 minutes before saving the activity to report a recovery heart rate.

  1. Stop your activity.

  2. Scroll down and select Recovery Heart Rate.

  3. Wait for the device to finish examining your BPM's.

  4. After your recovery heart rate is displayed, press the BACK (bottom right) button to view your stopped activity options.


Viewing your Recovery Heart Rate in the Garmin Connect™ App

  1. Select More in the bottom right corner.

  2. Choose your activity.

  3. Select Stats.

  4. View your RHR under the Heart Rate section.


Why Do I Not See My Recovery Heart Rate?

If you stop an activity and save it right away or if you use the Resume Later feature found on select models, the Recovery Heart Rate information will no longer be available. For details on the Resume Later feature, see How Do I Pause a Recorded Activity?


Example of Recovery Heart Rate Displayed on a Watch

The bottom number is your current HR, while the top number is the difference between your HR at the end of your activity and your current heart rate. The below example is when the runner's HR was 123 BPM at the end of the activity. Two minutes later the current HR was 62 BPM, which was a 61 BPM drop after two minutes.

Recovery Heart Rate Data Screen