foot pod on treadmill and training status/vo2

You need to have a GPS signal in order to get Vo2 Updates. Threadmill profile does not calculate Vo2Max

You might get slight updates - what triggers the updates I do not know.

But Garmin has so far been too lazy to implement FirstBeats treadmill protocol. FirstBeat have it in their documentation - but Garmin has "chosen" not to implement it. 

We have so many great options for getting the correct distance from the treadmill - but I have asked for implementation for the last 5 years at least and nothing happens. 

Footpod (Stryd) or NPE RUNN provides better distance measurement than Garmin GPS outdoors. It would be trivial ! to implement the indoor status/Vo2 max calculations.

Overall Garmin is still far far behind on Indoor training devices - and I had hoped that maybe COVID would help change that.

So write your "Garmin Ambassador" :) and request better support for Indoor training machines. 

Thanks for the answer... it's really annoying by garmin not to do it.

I used to run outside all the time but with covid19, bought treadmill and now the watch is mostly useless... probable the last time buying it, will upgrade to apple watch next buy.

well that's not entirely true. you need to have a gps signal to get vo2 updates OR power. i get vo2 from my smart indoor bike because it has power meters at the cranks. so with a foot pod providing running power such as stryd, garmin could easily calculate vo2 max. as others have said, they just don't want to

2378548 said:

will upgrade to apple watch next buy.

Yeah because that makes total sense.