Monitoring your heart rate
Monitoring your heart rate |
The device features an optical heart rate sensor, which can monitor and record your heart rate all day. To use this feature, you need to enable Continuous heart rate in the Health app.
Continuous heart rate measurement
HONOR Band 6, HONOR WATCH ES:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Viewing your heart rate:
On your band, enter the app list and select Heart rate to view your heart rate.
- Open Health, go to Me > All data > Vital signs > Heart health and view your heart rate.
HONOR Band 7:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Viewing your heart rate:
On your band, enter the app list and select Heart rate to view your heart rate.
- Open HONOR Health, go to Health > Heart health and view your heart rate.
The band can display the current heart rate, heart rate graph of the current day, heart rate range of the current day, resting heart rate, and heart rate zone.。
When Continuous heart rate measurement is enabled in the app, the device will automatically adjust the monitoring frequency based on the workout status and can provide you with 24/7 heart rate monitoring.。
Individual heart rate measurement
HONOR Band 6, HONOR WATCH ES:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
Go to Health monitoring > Continuous heart rate monitoring, and disable Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Then, on your device, enter the app list and select Heart rate to measure your heart rate.
HONOR Band 7:
- Open the HONOR Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and disable
- On your device, enter the app list and select Heart rate to measure your heart rate.
Heart rate measurement during workouts
During a workout, your device can display your real-time heart rate and heart rate zone, and notify you when your heart rate exceeds the upper limit. For better training results, it's advised to workout based on your heart rate zone.
- If you select Maximum heart rate percentage as the calculation method, the heart rate zones (Extreme, Anaerobic, Aerobic, Fat-burning, and Warm-up) will be calculated based on your maximum heart rate ("220 – your age" by default).
- If you select HRR percentage as the calculation method, the heart rate zones (Advanced anaerobic, Basic anaerobic, Lactic acid, Advanced aerobic, and Basic aerobic) will be calculated based on your heart rate reserve (HRmax - HRrest).
Resting heart rate measurement
Resting heart rate refers to your measured heart rate when you are awake and at rest. The best time to measure your resting heart rate is immediately after you wake up in the morning.
HONOR Band 6, HONOR WATCH ES:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Then your device will measure your resting heart rate on its own.
HONOR Band 7:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Then your band will measure your resting heart rate on its own.
- If you disable Continuous heart rate monitoring after taking your resting heart rate, the resting heart rate data in Health won't change.
- The resting heart rate data on the band will be cleared on its own at 12 a.m.
- If "--" is displayed as the resting heart rate reading, it indicates that your band was unable to measure your resting heart rate.
- Your actual resting heart rate may not be displayed or measured incorrectly if your heart rate was measured at the wrong time.
Heart rate alerts
Once you have set an limit for your heart rate during workouts, your band will vibrate once if your heart rate exceeds the value for over 10 seconds during a workout.
HONOR Band 6, HONOR WATCH ES:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Touch High heart rate alert and Low heart rate alert then set your preferred heart rate.
HONOR Band 7:
- Open the Health app and go to the device details screen.
- Go to Continuous Heart Rate Measurement. , and enable
- Touch High heart rate reminder and Low heart rate reminder then set your preferred heart rate.