diff --git a/app/engine/RowingStatistics.js b/app/engine/RowingStatistics.js
index 1be31d2..9b7ead0 100644
--- a/app/engine/RowingStatistics.js
+++ b/app/engine/RowingStatistics.js
@@ -117,13 +117,7 @@ function createRowingStatistics () {
 
   // clear the displayed metrics in case the user pauses rowing
   function pauseRowing () {
-    emitter.emit('rowingPaused', {
-      durationTotal,
-      durationTotalFormatted: secondsToTimeString(durationTotal),
-      strokesTotal: strokesTotal,
-      distanceTotal: Math.round(distanceTotal),
-      caloriesTotal: Math.round(caloriesTotal)
-    })
+    emitter.emit('rowingPaused', getMetrics())
   }
 
   function startDurationTimer () {
diff --git a/app/server.js b/app/server.js
index 5a18a15..b5cf102 100644
--- a/app/server.js
+++ b/app/server.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ rowingStatistics.on('strokeFinished', (data) => {
     split: data.split,
     strokesPerMinute: data.strokesPerMinute,
     speed: data.speed,
-    heartRate: 0,
+    // todo: no real measurement of heartRate yet
+    heartRate: Math.max(data.caloriesPerMinute * 7, 50),
     strokeState: data.strokeState
   }
   webServer.notifyClients(metrics)
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ rowingStatistics.on('rowingPaused', (data) => {
     splitFormatted: '∞',
     split: Infinity,
     speed: 0,
-    heartRate: 0,
+    // todo: no real measurement of heartRate yet
+    heartRate: Math.max(data.caloriesPerMinute * 7, 50),
     strokeState: 'RECOVERY'
   }
   webServer.notifyClients(metrics)