VO2
My watch doesn’t capture VO2 data even though I frequently track walk and run workouts.
I have the latest version 6 purchased last year.
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A couple of solutions from other forum members.
Puzzl1ng
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Oct 20, 2020 11:50 AM in response to Puzzl1ng
Update: 2020/10/20
Finally, a solution!
A couple of days ago, I went for a walk. I started the Workout-Outdoors Walk but for some reason I forgot to link the watch to the iphone as I always do and kept it on airplane mode. I walked for about 25 minutes then synced with the phone not expecting anything to happen. I was surprised to see a VO2 max recorded.
Emboldened, I kept the watch linked to the iphone and went for another 25 minute walk hoping to get another VO2 max reading. Surprisingly, *no* VO2 max was recorded during the second walk.
Since that day, I have done a few runs and multiple walks while keeping the watch in airplane mode in all of them: each one recorded a VO2 max without a problem.
So put your watch on airplane mode, go for a run/walk, and see if it helps.User profile for user: KrumnisKrumnis
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Oct 23, 2020 7:43 PM in response to Puzzl1ng
@Puzzl1ng -- Did you get the walk GPS data as well in airplane mode?
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Oct 23, 2020 7:50 PM in response to Krumnis
Yes, I did. The map showed up on the phone after I turned off airplane mode and synced with the phone. Ever since I discovered the "solution" I have done it a dozen or so times and the GPS data has always been recorded.
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Oct 1, 2020 4:39 AM in response to Scheldon
Hi,
I managed to get my Apple Watch to record a VO2 Max today. I've done a number of things recently so I'll list the key things for others to see if this works for them.
I manually added a VO2 Max entry at the start of the week.
I completed my first run duration of over 20 mins, hoping that would trigger something. It didn't.
I immediately completed a Walk of over 20 mins. My Apple Watch updated the VO2 Max immediately after the Walk.