HR Always

For those that need to see your heart rate .. and zone information. It will also accept an Ant+ HR strap if desired. Note .. HR Always is an Application. You need to press the right button to see it after you install it. Upon installation .. it is likely going to be at the bottom of your applications. You can move it if you so desire using Manage Apps on the Vivoactive HR or rearrange using Garmin Connect Mobile. If you are on the couch .. Zone 0. I know .. I made it up. Otherwise, the usual Zones 1 to 5. But .. wait for the 'Green Bar'. That is your signal to go. You get to see your HR data continuously .. you can let it run for as long as you like. Your battery may not love you as that green light will go on, so you get a battery gauge too. HR Always does not do a FIT file ... just basic HR data and a zone summary at the end. No funny stuff .. no GPS, just what all the heart rate lovers will crave. Feel free to leave me a review as I can now reply to them. Thank you Garmin. But if you have questions please use the Contact Developer link on the right or use the HR Always thread. HR Always has been tested with VivoactiveHR firmware 2.60, 2.65 beta, 2.71 beta, 2.74 beta, 2.80, 2.90, 3.30 .. to 4.00 For suggestions or anything else .. check out the HR Always thread below. https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?357781-Application-HR-Always If your Vivoactive HR drops your HR data, you need to update your firmware to at least 2.65 beta. If you like my applications ... feel free to support their continued development below. paypal.me/vivoactivehrguy For FULL CHANGE LOG .. check out the HR Always thread above. Note .. as of Version 1.44, zones are now calculated off of your user profile settings. This is from the one with the heart in Garmin Connect Mobile. This is so that it is more versatile and the user can set their zones as they see fit. However .. HR Always will do the zones as following. Zone 0 .. anything less then zone 1 starting value. Zone 1 - zone 1 starting to zone 1 max value - 1 Zone 2 - zone 1 max value. to zone 2 max value -1 Zone 3 - zone 2 max value to zone 3 max value -1 Zone 4 - zone 3 max value to zone 4 max value -1 Zone 5 - zone 4 max value and above For example .. max HR of 180 will give you the following if you use the standard Garmin default values. Zone 0 less then 90 bpm Zone 1 90 - 107 bpm Zone 2 108 - 125 bpm Zone 3 126 - 143 bpm Zone 4 144 - 161 bpm Zone 5 higher than 161 bpm

[Version 1.54] September 28 / 2017 - Added vibration at maximum HR values and above. There is a user setting in Garmin Connect Mobile and Garmin Express. The default for this setting is OFF, and normal operation. [Version 1.53] June 7 / 2017 - Fixed a bug where the app will crash with the new VivoactiveHR firmware. It was my fault .. and I do apologize for any inconvenience. [Version 1.52] May 26 / 2017 - Changed screens to be all swipe capable (up / down) while retaining right button press to switch main screens. This is more in line with my other applications. [Version 1.51] January 17 / 2017 - improved sensor handling upon exit. [Version 1.50] December 14 / 2016 - allow selection of default startup screen .. via user setting in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express. Default is normal HR / Zone data screen, but Minimum / Maximum (Average) screen as default can now be selected. [Version 1.48] December 14 / 2016 - added vibrate on right button press before HR reception. - added screen refresh to right button press. [Version 1.47] December 14 / 2016 - added ability to show Average HR data display to minimum / maximum screen. It will display in place of the MAX HR value if desired. Setting in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express. Default is to show Maximum HR value. {Version 1.46] December 7 / 2016 - make current HR value on minimum / maximum screen white - make min HR and maxHR text green to be same as HR values [Version 1.44] December 1 / 2016 - zone data is now calculated off of user profile data, the one with the heart on Garmin Connect Mobile. Zones are set when the HR Always application starts and as there is no maximum HR value user setting, it will not change any zones while the application is running. [Version 1.43] December 1 / 2016 - HR Always will now get your maximum HR value from your user profile. [Version 1.41] November 29 / 2016 - cosmetic changes only [Version 1.40] November 28 / 2016 - made Version 1.39 change optional via user setting. Default is disabled. [Version 1.39] November 28 / 2016 - added display of Zone data (based on max HR entered) on swipe of screen. Tap screen to get back to normal screen. [Version 1.38] November 12 / 2016 - Removed Zone 6 - I goofed up version 1.37 and defaulted the percentage display, this is now fixed in Version 1.38 [Version 1.37] November 11 / 2016 - Slight screen formatting improvements [Version 1.36] November 9 / 2016 - Allow display of percentage of max HR on normal screen. Setting in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express. Default is to NOT show this item. [Version 1.35] November 7 / 2016 - Added Time in Zone data on summary screen. Default is to show Time In Zone data .. as compared to Percentage Data previously. User setting in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express.