My watch was automatically recording my VO2 max, then it stopped. It has not recorded a VO2 max for the last two months. I have checked all apps and settings. I have restarted my phone and watch. Anyone have suggestions how to restore this function?
iPhone 8 Plus
VO2 max needs your body measurements, like height and weight, to make its estimate.. Have these disappeared from data in your Health app?
Apple says, "t can take at least 24 hours of wearing your Apple Watch, followed by several workouts* and passive measurements with your Apple Watch before you receive an initial estimate."
Track your cardio fitness levels - Apple Support
FYI: my VO2 graph includes a point for each day I exercise. Not random dates. Does your activity app record all your walks and runs?
VO2 max needs your body measurements, like height and weight, to make its estimate.. Have these disappeared from data in your Health app?
Apple says, "t can take at least 24 hours of wearing your Apple Watch, followed by several workouts* and passive measurements with your Apple Watch before you receive an initial estimate."
Track your cardio fitness levels - Apple Support
FYI: my VO2 graph includes a point for each day I exercise. Not random dates. Does your activity app record all your walks and runs?
OMGeee!! I FINALLY found some useful information and it worked!! After reading SO many blogs, articles, posts, I ran across this gem. It said to turn off the power save function. So simple and yet not intuitive. Hope they get an update fix for this.
Did you already record an Outdoor Walk Training? This is works on my watch to trigger the VO2 measurement.
Did you also force restart the Apple Watch and your iPhone after the latest watchOS and iOS update?
Yes, check these articles about it:
I have recorded numerous walks and runs about 30-40 minutes long. It automatically recorded 6 VO2 max from some of those activities. I never told it to record VO2 max, it was automatic, yet random. Is there a way to get it to record VO2 max every time? No matter what I do it has refused to record for two months.
All the data is still there. Which app do you use for tracking activity? I have used Runkeeper, Strava, and the Apple Watch activities. I haven’t noticed if the few points are from one particular app. Often I use combinations of these apps. Could they be interfering with the watch?
Is that different than the restart mentioned in the original post?
Thanks, but both of those instructions say to use them only when the regular restart isn’t functioning.
You should try that, no data will be lost.
Glad you have found this solution!
You should mark your own findings "as solved", so that other users can find your solution more easily by using the search function.
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve never used this site before and didn’t know that was a thing. Will update “solved” as soon as I figure out how to do it.
Okay, I give. How do I mark it as “solved”? I’ve clicked every button, every link. I’ve signed out and back in.
Drat! It only worked once. Can’t get it to respond again.
VO2 max not recording
