Same here.
A year ago I couldn't run 100 meters. Gott a vo2max reading of 40.
I have managed to improve to the point where I now I can run 5k without stopping. And my vo2max have declined to 34. And…
Ignore it. It's one of the crappier sides of the Vivosport. I've been cycling for a year now, lost 7kgs, (10% of my body weight of which 73% of that 7kg was fat) cycled nearly 3000 miles and am feelin…
Same here.
A year ago I couldn't run 100 meters. Gott a vo2max reading of 40.
I have managed to improve to the point where I now I can run 5k without stopping. And my vo2max have declined to 34. And is giving me the fitness level of a 64 year old. And I'm 39!
Ignore it. It's one of the crappier sides of the Vivosport. I've been cycling for a year now, lost 7kgs, (10% of my body weight of which 73% of that 7kg was fat) cycled nearly 3000 miles and am feeling vastly fitter than I was. The Vivosport still thinks I have a VO2 max of 37 which is " bottom 35% for your age and gender." Well it's only a metric calculated by an algorithm, so I'm not crediting it with much value. And even if it's right, they say that VO2max is largely inherited. So there's not a lot you can do to change it. Just work with what you have and don't worry about the stats.
Also. On the Vivosport VO2max will only be calculated from a walking or running event. Since I only run when chased and mostly cycle rather than walk, it only gets updated when it thinks I'm going for a long walk. I did ONCE go for a 1.5 mile run just to try it out and see if my VO2max score had 'improved'. It hadn't, so I decided to ignore it from now on.
Same here.. its worthless despite so-calked studies that claim crazy accuracy. My fitness has improved greatly and my resting HR now averages about 56. But my v02 max has gone down. I am 56 with two fake hips but I can power walk and even run with much lower hr...
Not to mention no matter how I wash it out or clean my rust, half the time my HR is WAY off on the watch will exercising.
I would ignore it, and go by your performance....can you exercise longer and harder without gasping for air... then you are doing great. I can cycle much faster and stronger than anyone my age and do very hard all body 30 min weight training wit no issues..
My advice, if you really want a v02 max test, go and get one by a competent dr. And ignore your watch.
Same here.. its worthless despite so-calked studies that claim crazy accuracy. My fitness has improved greatly and my resting HR now averages about 56. But my v02 max has gone down. I am 56 with two fake hips but I can power walk and even run with much lower hr...
Not to mention no matter how I wash it out or clean my rust, half the time my HR is WAY off on the watch will exercising.
I would ignore it, and go by your performance....can you exercise longer and harder without gasping for air... then you are doing great. I can cycle much faster and stronger than anyone my age and do very hard all body 30 min weight training wit no issues..
My advice, if you really want a v02 max test, go and get one by a competent dr. And ignore your watch.