Hi all and thanks for all of the invaluable input on this forum. I have had a Fenix 5S Plus for about 6 months and it is great, but as my fitness has improved, I think I need to make sure that I have it set up properly.
As a bit of background, I am 49 and currently the device gives me a VO2 Max of 57, which I think is very good for my age. I am doing some form of aerobic activity 5-7 days a week (cycle, swim, run - wearing an HR Strap). Before I was doing this level of activity, when on a big ride up hills, I would regularly hit 180 bpm, so I had Max. HR set at 202 bpm. Now I am a lot fitter, my max HR on a hilly ride is about 170 bpm. Similarly when I run 5k pretty much flat out (for me) it is the same (173 bpm is the highest recently).
So, I have obviously got fitter and I feel just out of breath as I did in the past, but I have a lower heart rate. I want to know if I should be changing my Max HR, the best way to do this/what to set it to and also what affect will it have on my VO2 Max?
Thanks in advance and sorry if this is too many questions in one post.
P.