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    • surfboomerangS Offline
      surfboomerang @TheGuyFromTheSummit
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      @theguyfromthesummit I believe so, but someone correct me if I’m wrong.

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      • PENNACNPP Offline
        PENNACNP Bronze Member
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        I frequently run with both my Suunto 9 Peak and Garmin Fenix 6X, and the two devices yield vastly different VO2 max values while having similar averages for pace and heart rate. Unfortunately, (for better or worse, and true or not) the lower values suggested by the Suunto 9 Peak are discouraging to a novice, and they do not seem to coincide with my perceived effort. In fact, I also had a Suunto 9 and the VO2 max values from that more closely approximated the Fenix than those produced by the S9P. I wonder if this is a known issue?

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        • TheGuyFromTheSummitT Offline
          TheGuyFromTheSummit Silver Members @PENNACNP
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          @matthew-robertson I do not know why, but I would trust your fenix more.

          @all Nevertheless you can not use VO2max as a fitness-indicator. It is strongly genetically limited and you should use a Lactat-Testing as a better indicator.
          Usually VO2max is used, because it changes quickly and is easier to measure.

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          • Djordje SD Offline
            Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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            @dmytro Walking and running

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            • Djordje SD Offline
              Djordje S Bronze Member @TheGuyFromTheSummit
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              @theguyfromthesummit I know that it is not reliable but again it really annoying that you see a decrese every time 🙂

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              • TheGuyFromTheSummitT Offline
                TheGuyFromTheSummit Silver Members @Djordje S
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                @djordje-s Ahh ok

                have you changed anything in terms of intensity/ volume?

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                • DMytroD Offline
                  DMytro @Djordje S
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                  @djordje-s I think it may be because of walking. If I do a few runs in a row, my VO2max grows nicely, but a couple of longer walks sink the value.

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                  • Djordje SD Offline
                    Djordje S Bronze Member @TheGuyFromTheSummit
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                    @theguyfromthesummit
                    I havent.Basically standard route with little change.

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                    • Djordje SD Offline
                      Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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                      @dmytro So to try with few running and to see what is happening? 🙂

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                      • DMytroD Offline
                        DMytro @Djordje S
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                        @djordje-s I’d suggest more running, less walking.
                        My walks also work if hr is elevated enough + speed is above 6.5kmh

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                        • Djordje SD Offline
                          Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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                          @dmytro and multisport? Walking+running

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                          • DMytroD Offline
                            DMytro @Djordje S
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                            @djordje-s I’m not sure if multisport activities are contributing to VO2max. You can check this by performing an activity, then looking for it in the VO2max tab in SA.
                            I just want to say that it’s my personal experience. When I go hiking my vo2 plummets as only horizontal speed is being considered by the algorithm. When I go walking - I’m not sure: maybe the algo considers my HR for the speed to be too high, or maybe HR is just not high enough to provide a reasonable dataset for extrapolation.
                            I heard from people on the forum that both walking and running results in reasonable VO2max values.

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                            • Djordje SD Offline
                              Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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                              @dmytro Also one observation.My VO2max was also low before hard reset.After that the value was high and now it decresing after every exercise 🙂

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                              • DMytroD Offline
                                DMytro @Djordje S
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                                @djordje-s well, it makes sense. If algo before the hard reset considered your vo2 to be low, after you’ve reset the values, it needed time to converge to the similar value.

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                                • DMytroD Offline
                                  DMytro @Djordje S
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                                  @djordje-s or do you mean that v02 is now even lower?

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                                  • Djordje SD Offline
                                    Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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                                    @dmytro Its not lower as it was before hard reset but if it continue like this,it will reach old value 🙂

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                                    • DMytroD Offline
                                      DMytro @Djordje S
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                                      @djordje-s it kinda makes sense then. The algo needs a couple of weeks to stabilise.

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                                      • Djordje SD Offline
                                        Djordje S Bronze Member @DMytro
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                                        @dmytro In that case I will continue to monitor and try with more running exercises…Thank you all for prompt support and reply. 🙂

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                                        • PENNACNPP Offline
                                          PENNACNP Bronze Member @TheGuyFromTheSummit
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                                          @theguyfromthesummit thanks for the reply.

                                          I agree, nothing from a watch is going to be as valid or reliable as a controlled test in a lab. That said, I do find some encouragement from the numbers changing over time. Also, I too feel the Fenix is more accurate given my resting HR, training volume, and general health, but I can’t prove it.

                                          Overall, I mostly run by perceived effort - for better or worse…

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                                          • MiniForkliftM Offline
                                            MiniForklift Platinum Member
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                                            Mine has been 52.9 for as long as I can remember despite obvious losses and gains in fitness. I don’t know if there’s a glitch on my S9B or it’s just never really worked from the outset

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