How to Measure Heart Rate using Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Heart rate monitors have been a significant part of smartwatches for a while now, and Samsung is one of the pioneers in this regard.

The newest Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 also comes equipped with an optical heart rate monitoring sensor, which can be used to track your heart rate throughout the day.

It can be a valuable feature for those who want to stay on top of their cardiovascular health. Plus, the sensor can also track your heart rate during exercise, which can help you gauge your intensity level and ensure that you stay within a healthy range.

We’ll get to the significance of this sensor later on. For now, if you have a new Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 or Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and you’re wondering how to measure your heart rate from it? Here’s how you do it.

How to measure your heart rate using Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

• Place the Watch on your wrist, and try not to move it much.
• Ensure that the sensor on the back of the Watch is placed accurately on the wrist.
• Now wake up the display but pressing the side button on the Watch. (It could be either one of them, but you should press the top right button)
• Once the Watch is unlocked, swipe left until you see the heart rate monitor. (You can also get through the heart rate monitor through Samsung Health)

• Once you see the heart rate monitor, you’d have a previously measured or ideal heart rate shown in bpm. (For example, mine shows 89bpm)
• Now to get the current reading of your heart rate, press Measure.
• Wait for a couple of seconds, and it will start measuring.
• Again, hold your wrist still, and try not to move much until the sensor is done taking the reading.

• After a few seconds, the Galaxy Watch 5 or Watch 5 Pro will show you the heart rate reading precisely like this.

Ideally, the Watch will measure your heart rate in less than 10 seconds. If it takes longer, you should see if the sensor or your wrist is dry and not sweaty. After that, repeat the process.

How to monitor your heart rate continuously via Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

You can’t just manually monitor your heart rate all the time. Plus, after hitting the gym or a running session, one gets curious about the change in heart rate.

For that, just like its predecessors, the Galaxy Watch 5 comes with continuous heart rate tracking.

This feature allows you to see how your heart rate changes throughout the day and can be a valuable tool for monitoring your health.

Here’s how you can monitor your heart rate continuously from the latest Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro.

1. Wake up the display by pressing the upper right button.
2. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll down, and find the Settings icon.
4. Tap on Settings.
5. In settings, you need to find Samsung health.
6. After that, tap on Samsung health.
7. You will now see the heart rate option appears on the top, with Stress and Blood oxygen right below it.
8. Tap on heart rate.
9. Now you will see 3 options. You can either select Measure continuously, measure every 10 minutes while still, or Manual only.
10. Select Measure continuously, and that’s it.

You got your wish, and now the Watch will monitor your heart rate all the time, but is there any drawback to this? Yes.

Out of all the battery-consuming features, such as GPS, sleep tracking, and sports modes, the heart rate monitor consumes the battery the most or a fair share of the battery, if not the most.

Although you can track your heart rate whenever you want to, but if you’re measuring your heart rate continuously, the Watch will run out of battery much more quickly.

This can be a serious bummer if you’re using the HR monitor during exercise, as you don’t want it to die in the middle of your workout.

However, you can do a few things to extend your Watch’s battery life, such as turning off unnecessary features and only measuring your heart rate when necessary.

Ideally, you should consider going for the option where the Watch will monitor your heart rate every 10 minutes, which would extend the battery life to some extent as well.

So, with some planning like this, you can ensure your monitor stays powered up even during extended use.

How to enable heart rate alerts on Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Another helpful feature of the latest Galaxy Watch 5 is the heart rate alerts, which notify you if your heart rate spikes or drops below a certain threshold.

This can help prevent serious health problems, allowing you to take action if your heart rate gets too high or low.

You can customize the heart rate alerts to suit your needs, and they can be a valuable tool in keeping track of your heart health.

Here’s how you can enable heart rate alerts on Galaxy Watch 5.

1. Go to the settings by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
2. Open Samsung Health.
3. Tap on heart rate.
4. Scroll down, and you will see the heart rate alerts section.
5. Tap on High HR.
6. The Watch will ask you to enable continuous heart rate monitoring for this feature.
7. Tap yes, and set the high HR reading
8. After selecting the high HR value, say 140 bpm, tap on done.
9. Do the same thing for Low HR, and select a reading.

Galaxy Watch 5 will now send you alerts about high and low HR, if your heart rate goes above and below the suggested threshold reading. Set the desired reading after careful consideration, as this feature will have you monitor the heart rate continuously.

Final Words

We hope this guide answers all your queries regarding heart rate tracking on Samsung Galaxy Watch 5/Watch 5 Pro. If you’re still in doubt about anything, feel free to tell us in the comment section, and our team will be more than happy to help you.