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As the OP mentioned, absolute numbers are garbage, but trends are useful. Once a year just get an actual VO2Max test to peg the watch values too.
by BenFranklin100 2y ago
As the OP mentioned, absolute numbers are garbage, but trends are useful. Once a year just get an actual VO2Max test to peg the watch values too.
- darth_avocado 2y agoWhere do you get a VO2Max test?
- BenFranklin100 2y agoI just googled around and there were plenty of testing facility options in my metro area (Boston). Cost was reasonable too, typically less than <$100.
- mathieuh 2y agoThe trends aren’t really useful either unless you are recording strenuous exercise with the watch. I do a lot of cycling and my fitness in terms of how much power I can put out and for how long and my average heart rate for the same power has increased vastly, yet according to Apple my VO2 max has stayed consistent at around 45 for years since I only record walking exercises with it. I guess there’s not much it can tell if you only hit the mid 80s bpm at most during an exercise. I realise it’s also another estimate but based on my cycling exercises Garmin is estimating my VO2 max at 55 and it does show a progression in my values.
- plorkyeran 2y agoThe trends are garbage too. According to my watch my VO2Max has swung wildly between 55 and 45 over the last year, while every other measurement points to my fitness staying mostly steady.
- nanidin 2y agoMine swings around as well, and I attribute it to the fact that Apple only uses Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Run, and Hiking to estimate VO2Max. Mine trends down in the winter months when most of my intense cardio is happening indoors on the treadmill or elliptical machine, and most of my outdoor activities are leisurely walks with the dog in poor conditions.
- MPSimmons 2y agoI find that my scores are mostly determined by how well I sleep the night before I do the workout.
- indemnity 2y agoTracks with my numbers. I oscillate between 48 and 36, but my fitness is the same, I am just doing different activities.