Garmin - the American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company that specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sports activities. They also produce wearable technology such as smart watches and activity trackers. r/Garmin is the community to discuss and share everything and anything related to Garmin
1st TIP: Use the right sport profile or just stick to the sport profile where it seems to work best. Example or errant optical HR readings from Garmin 5X. You will no doubt have read the user manual that came with your errant watch. It will likely say something like “wear the watch 1cm from the wrist bone and wear the strap tight but not too Now that we have identified some potential causes for Armin not tracking your heart rate properly, let’s explore some troubleshooting tips to help you get back on track: 1. Ensure Proper Device Placement. Double-check that you’re wearing your Garmin device correctly, with the sensor in direct contact with your skin. After the Fenix 6 powered back up, the numbers on the watch matched (roughly enough) the numbers on the Tickr and finger monitor. Fortunately, this has only happened once, and I was going to write it off as a bit of one-off weirdness until I saw this post on the Garmin forums. Clearly not just me, and here again, Garmin has some work to do.