My apple watch ultra vo2 max reads 29 but my garmin is 45. I'm in good condition and run and exercise daily with intense exercise multiple times a week. i've had my watch for 4 months and have set it up to record vo2. The reading seems pretty useless on apple watch.
Algorithm, isn’t that just math, in this case that needs correcting.
My watch dropped from high 40’s to 28 with little evidence as to why.
As an ex cyclist I suspected high 40’s was low, but the drop raised enough concern that I went for a medical at my cost.
VO2 max >65! It’s not just wrong it is miles of and providing misinformation that is concerning, cost me money to investigate and was ultimately so so wrong!
Sort it out, not acceptable to be alarming people with data that is so inaccurate!
Great result !
Guess that confirms what we suspected…. Apple is very inaccurate compared to Garmin. I will continue to track my rides via Garmin instead of Apple devices.
That’s fair. Thanks for sharing your experience and lab results. Super helpful.
I agree with you as all my data is included in Apple Health as well and I still get a very low VO2 max reading… I will continue to use/trust the Garmin algorithm until Apple’s is more accurate.
I have a Garmin watch and it measures VO2 max higher than any Apple Watch I have used.
Which is correct?
Vo2 Max much lower compared to Garmin.
