Tracking vo2 Max on Health App

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Tracking vo2 Max on Health App

I want to track my VO2Max using my Apple Watch. I wore the watch today and did a hard bike ride outdoors for over an hour. The session was recorded in my Workout app...which measured heart rate, distance, time, calories etc. When I checked the Health App on my phone, the most recent VP2Max recording was several weeks ago. I've done several such workouts since this last recording. This workout should have recorded, but it hasn't. My first question is: How do i set the app up to automatically record my VO2Max results and 2) can I manually measure my VO2Max? I see that there is a setting where I can input the number manually.

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on May 22, 2024 1:11 PM

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javaliga

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May 22, 2024 1:15 PM in response to Wolff Edman

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. It can take at least 24 hours of wearing your Apple Watch, followed by several Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Run, or Hiking workouts and passive measurements with your Apple Watch before you receive an initial estimate. It has to be one of those 3 workout types. 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.

This information comes from:

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

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Wolff Edman Author

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May 22, 2024 2:42 PM in response to javaliga

Thanks. I don't do any of those workouts, but it has registered more often than not when I bike or play tennis. I guess it has a hard time distinguishing the type of workout. Is there a way to get a manual reading that I can input?

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