Running or walking for selected activity ?

Ok, maybe not actually a question about mk3, but since mk3 is what i have, here we go.

So, 3-4 times a week i do some kind of land training (except for freediving activity including swimming).

Most of the times i do fast pacing walking, not occasional walking. Actual zone 2 training (most of the session and some times a little bit higher). Like 6.5-7 km/hour speed for 4-7km distance.

And maybe one time/week i am running.

Would you say that it's better to use the WALKING activity or the RUNNING activity when i am doing the walking ?

I mean better for my metrics(vo2,etc) ?

Thanks.

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Garmin-Laurie 8 months ago in reply to trux +3 verified

Hello, you are able to get a Vo2 max estimate for walking even with Running activities. However meeting the requirements for walking vo2 max may be more difficult, as you still need to achieve 70% of your…
trux 8 months ago +2

Johnkokk said:
I mean better for my metrics(vo2,etc) ?

You will not get any VO₂max update from Walking, if you have a value from Running within the last 30 days. And that's exactly what you should be looking…
trux 8 months ago in reply to Johnkokk +1

Just use Running for intervals or for walk-run activities. VO₂ won't be influenced by the slower walking.

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0 trux 8 months ago

Johnkokk said:
I mean better for my metrics(vo2,etc) ?

You will not get any VO₂max update from Walking, if you have a value from Running within the last 30 days. And that's exactly what you should be looking for, since you do not want that the less accurate walking VO₂max value overwrites your running VO₂max. So I recommend continuing to record walking as Walking, and running as Running.

0 Skordilovich 8 months ago in reply to trux

Garmin records VO₂max for Walking

0 trux 8 months ago in reply to Skordilovich

Skordilovich said:
Garmin records VO₂max for Walking

Yes, as I wrote - only if you have no VO₂max from Running or Cycling in the last 30 days.

+1 Garmin-Laurie 8 months ago in reply to trux

Hello, you are able to get a Vo2 max estimate for walking even with Running activities. However meeting the requirements for walking vo2 max may be more difficult, as you still need to achieve 70% of your max HR for 10 consecutive minutes while recording a Walk app activity.

What Is VO2 Max Estimate and How Does It Work?

0 Johnkokk 8 months ago in reply to trux

How would you handle if you wanted to do interval running activity.I mean 500m running, 400m walking,ets.Or even 5 minutes running, 3 walking, etc ?

0 trux 8 months ago in reply to Johnkokk

Just use Running for intervals or for walk-run activities. VO₂ won't be influenced by the slower walking.