VO2MAX

My series 3 watch has stopped reporting the VO2. I’ve tried disconnecting and reinstalling the watch on my phone as discussed on this help line previously, all to no avail. The watch still measures heart rate etc

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 11:05 AM

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Posted on Jan 5, 2021 12:57 PM

This information comes from:

https://www.cultofmac.com/610268/vo2-max-apple-watch-aerobic-fitness/


Apple Watch may log your VO2 max, but you can’t currently check it on the watch itself. To see your stats, you must use the Health app on your iPhone. Go to Health Data > Activity and scroll down to find it. If you have readings for the current month, they will be highlighted in a big orange box. If you have no VO2 max data, it will be languishing at the bottom of the list, under No Recorded Data.


If you can’t find any VO2 max readings in the Health app, that is probably because you have not yet logged the right kind of workouts with your watch. Only two workout types can produce an estimated VO2 max on Apple Watch: Outdoor Walk and Outdoor Run.

VO2 max relates to maximal exertion. So you’ll need to log a pretty intensive workout to generate a reading. And you’ll need to sustain it for at least 20 minutes.


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Jan 5, 2021 12:57 PM in response to vivienne86

This information comes from:

https://www.cultofmac.com/610268/vo2-max-apple-watch-aerobic-fitness/


Apple Watch may log your VO2 max, but you can’t currently check it on the watch itself. To see your stats, you must use the Health app on your iPhone. Go to Health Data > Activity and scroll down to find it. If you have readings for the current month, they will be highlighted in a big orange box. If you have no VO2 max data, it will be languishing at the bottom of the list, under No Recorded Data.


If you can’t find any VO2 max readings in the Health app, that is probably because you have not yet logged the right kind of workouts with your watch. Only two workout types can produce an estimated VO2 max on Apple Watch: Outdoor Walk and Outdoor Run.

VO2 max relates to maximal exertion. So you’ll need to log a pretty intensive workout to generate a reading. And you’ll need to sustain it for at least 20 minutes.


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