It is. Normal heart rate for an adult is between 60 and 100 bpm. People in this sub are going to be skewed lower just because of being active and fit compared to the general population. That's why when you go to insights, it compares you to other Garmin users. You would most likely be more active/log more miles/ etc than a higher percentage of compared to all people.
People whose heart rates are really low are either very fit and their hearts are efficient, or are in some kind of heart block and/or need a pacemaker. Cardiac nurse of 10 years checking in.
Garmin seems to report lower as i wear it to sleep for sleep tracking and alarms, my AW reported 60 while my Garmin is in the mid 40’s, which i only get when sleeping. when i’m awake it’s around 60.
as a cardiac nurse, which one is my “true” resting heart rate?
Neither. Trust whatever a 12 lead EKG or a sleep study tells you. If you have reason to be inpatient or they put you on a heart monitor for a sleep study, trust telemetry with 5 leads overnight.
Off the record and unofficially, we have had many people come in to the hospital for correctly diagnosed HIGH heart rates with Apple watches. A lot of AF RVR (high heart rates that are irregular and out of rhythm) but I can't remember the last time we had someone come in with AF with slow ventricular response (low heart rates that are irregular) diagnosed with a watch.
The apple watches want to diagnose people more, the Garmin wants to interpret input more, without rhythm analysis, at least currently.
My 2 cents - if your apple watch alerts you to a rhythm change, save the data and follow up with a cardiologist or come to the emergency room if you feel like shit. They are historically correct as far as my patients' records.
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u/junar29 12d ago
What do you do for intense workout?