VO2 Max and fitness level
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Hi all,
I was searching for some info on VO2max and fitness level and found few topics, wanted to reply but forum suggested me that these are old topics and maybe it is better to start a new one, so here we go:
How are the VO2 Max and fitness level calculated on S9B? I am not a runner so I used a watch only for hiking, was a bit surprised to see that my fitness level is “very low” and I am 27 years older than I actually am.
I did a lot of forum reading and most post said “go for a run” so I did. Nothing spectacular, 1h, 10 km so about 6min/km. Repeated it about 5 times and observed amazing progress - now I am only 25 years older than IRL.
So did some internet research and found out that maybe it is calculated based on Coopers Test. I did Coopers Test, performed somewhere in lower parts of “good” section and ended up being 20 y older than IRL.I have set up all HR zones, HR max, HR rest. Did several runs, all above 15 mis, good GPS and so on and still nothing. So what else do I need to set up or do to get proper results?
I mean I am no Olympic Norwegian ski runner, but come on, at least I would expect something like “average”
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You can read about vo2max here.
Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti
Blog: isazi's home
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@kabzior How do you know what your HR zones are? This and the max HR you set will have a large effect on the VO2Max you are getting.
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@isazi said in VO2 Max and fitness level:
You can read about vo2max here.
Nice, thanks for the link. Downloaded the PDF and will take a look.
@Brad_Olwin said in VO2 Max and fitness level:
How do you know what your HR zones are? This and the max HR you set will have a large effect on the VO2Max you are getting.
To be honest I do not know for sure. I just measured… or rather estimated my HR max (by test I found online that included running uphill and then after regaining consciousness checking the value
) which turned out to be 10 bpm higher than calculated by the watch (220 minus age). And based on that I recalculated zones that were already in the watch using percentages.
I do know it is not super accurate, but hey - it’s not like I am preparing for Olympics here, I just wanted my watch to tell me I am doing quite fine -
@kabzior The problem is, if you are in decent shape your VO2 Max should not be well below your age for fitness. So the only other way to address this is the settings. For my HR max, I find the max HR I had that was not an artifact for the last 6 mos to 1 yr and add about 5 bpm, using that for my max HR. Resting HR is sitting calmly, not the minimum HR for your sleep. Zones can be set a number of ways, the best is to get an LT test.
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How old are you and what is the best result of your coopertest?
Did you ”go all out” on the test?
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@Brad_Olwin said in VO2 Max and fitness level:
Zones can be set a number of ways, the best is to get an LT test.
OK, so after going through previously mentioned PDF and reading about all those tests… I think I will just leave it and live with it. I mean I am not a runner, I do not need this, I feel comfortable with my fitness level… although it would be nice if my watch appreciated my efforts
@ollemelin said in VO2 Max and fitness level:
How old are you and what is the best result of your coopertest?
Did you ”go all out” on the test?I am 39 and I hit about 2,3k as a part of 5k run, so probably not absolutely the best I can do, but I kept my shoulder to the wheel. I hate fast running, I am hiking guy
PS - really funny fact is that I checked my hiking records and on some of them I have fitness level exactly the same as in 5k running session. And hikings are like 25-30k with av pace ~15min/km. So I assume there must be more in it than just speed.
