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Is the cardio fitness at all accurate? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by hylian-penguin@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I (30f) recently got an Apple Watch and I got an alert saying my VO2 is very poor, at 17. I’m out of shape but working on it and I’m not overweight at all. I am anemic and my heart rate runs high because I have pretty bad anxiety. This stupid alert is not helping

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[–] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

No, it’s whack. Turn off the alert.

Watch estimates my VO2 max at 25. Other estimates put it at 45-46 based on my min/max heart rate, which aligns more with my actual fitness. I don’t record Apple workouts very often though, I often use it as a Peloton HR Monitor.

Try this:

(max heart rate on an all-out, gassed workout / resting heart rate) * 15.3

Disclaimer: Not a doctor nor a watch.