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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.
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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.
Stop your activity.
Scroll down and select Recovery Heart Rate.
Wait for the device to finish examining your BPM's.
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
Select More in the bottom right corner.
Choose your activity.
Select Stats.
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.