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Vo2 max

Former Member over 5 years ago

Hello, I performed a total reset of the fenix 6 pro ... now I start from scratch, for the count of daily calories and activities without gps ... the estimate of the vo2 max is also used ???

My main sport is bodybuilding ... no running or cycling, so I have never been estimated to vo2 ...

0 trux over 5 years ago

Have a look at the support document What is the VO2 Max. Estimate Feature on My Garmin Device? and more specifically at the section HOW IS VO2 MAX CALCULATED ON MY GARMIN DEVICE? to see what conditions need to be met to measure your VO₂Max

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

I could also enter it manually ... I know it's 49

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

So is it a value that garmin takes into account when estimating calories during an activity and in daily life ?!

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I am afraid nobody here will tell you for sure, because Garmin does not publish the exact algorithms they use, but from what I understood from the documents they publish, the Calories calculation is based on real-time data. It means they detect your lactate (anaerobic) threshold from the HR Variabiity and the PulseOx data (if avaiable), while you are exercising, and adjust the Calories burn accordingly. It means tthey do not really need to know the VO₂Max level in advance. But then again, it also depends on the device you own - each of them may calculate the Calories differently, depending on what hardware, and firmware features are available to that specific device.