VO2max
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@dmytro and multisport? Walking+running
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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.
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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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@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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@djordje-s or do you mean that v02 is now even lower?
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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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@djordje-s it kinda makes sense then. The algo needs a couple of weeks to stabilise.
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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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@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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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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We all know that walking activities have a bad effect on VO2Max calculated by Suunto/Firstbeat.
I would strongly suggest to be able to turn off VO2Max calculation before launching an activity on the watch!
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@v-sacre yup, that would be very helpful. For hiking as well.
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@dmytro Well I doubt that Suunto will improve algo related to VO2max for S9 as probably all efforts will go for further models but to introduce few opyions like disable/enable would be nice
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@djordje-s Definetly with running VO2max is increasing. That leaves a question. If VO2max is measured only with walking and running and if it is not reliable for walking, it means that 50% of this feature is useless
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@djordje-s it definitely is.
Now my watch says 49 but actually my VO2max according to a lab test is 56… -
@djordje-s hiking also measures V02max, but it’s even worse than walking, since vertical gain isn’t accounted for.
I don’t run due to injury, while still doing quite a bit of endurance sports, and seeing my V02MAX at 28.6 is kinda frustrating. -
@dmytro I understand you
For me it is also frustrating to see that you are exercising and not able to see any progress. I don’t expect to be superfit but at least I exepct to see some increase -
@djordje-s said in VO2max:
I don’t expect to be superfit but at least I exepct to see some increase
An you can’t if the Vo2Max isn’t correct ?
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@theguyfromthesummit said in VO2max:
@djordje-s it definitely is.
Now my watch says 49 but actually my VO2max according to a lab test is 56…Interesting, my lab tests are 56-58 and the watch is 45-49 typically with very hard workouts. Easy workouts I am 42-46
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@brad_olwin
Good to hear, that I am not the only one