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My gripe with VO2 max on my Apple Watch, at least, is that Apple has dozens of different workout options, but none of them include the option of changing your b
by rootusrootus 11mo ago
My gripe with VO2 max on my Apple Watch, at least, is that Apple has dozens of different workout options, but none of them include the option of changing your body weight. So my VO2 max was climbing steadily until I added rucking to my workouts, and now it's been dropping. Nowhere do I have the option of telling the watch that I'm intentionally carrying extra weight. This should be trivial to add into the UI and factor into the calculation.
- g-nair 11mo agoI thought I was alone in this gripe but I’m happy to see someone who’s experienced the same! For my longer runs, I’ll wear a hydration vest. It seems to have an impact on my Average HR due to the added weight, and I will always see a little drop off in my VO2Max estimation as a result. A bit of a bummer :)
- UltraSane 11mo agoYou can set your weight to your total weight including accessories. But it might skew other values like body fat percentage.
- nradov 11mo agoUnfortunately Apple Watch devices are kind of garbage as fitness trackers. They have good optical heart rate sensors but none of the other stuff really works well. For better or worse it's just not a use case that Apple cares about. If this matters to you then you might be better off with different smart watch from the likes of Garmin, Coros, Amazfit, etc.