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    Hikes in inclement weather drop V02 20%

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    • jmoneygripJ Offline
      jmoneygrip Bronze Member
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      As the title states. To provide more detail:
      I’m an avid runner, hiker and climber.

      I always use a chest strap except for walks around the neighborhood.

      Almost every activity since I purchased the watch has increased my V02.

      But now that the climate where I exercise has become more severe that is not true.

      I live in an alpine climate and hike to the tundra almost every weekend. These are zone 1 workouts that always used to show an increase in V02.
      However, since the season has turned there is now snow above 9k ft (3000m or so) and I regularly ascend to over 12,000 ft (4000m).

      In conditions where there is driving snow, 40-60mph winds and I am navigating snow & ice of several inches
      my watch is significantly dropping my V02. I can only assume it is due to pace. These same activities increased my V02 in warmer weather.

      During the week I run 10-20k a day and every run or even walk increases my V02 only for my frosty weekend activities to crater my V02 all over again.

      When the weather was nice this didn’t happen and it is not accurate. No offense to our older crowd but after a 14mile hike today in sub freezing temps and near blizzard conditions it says I have the fitness level of a 54 yr old. At this rate by spring it will say that I am 100, I can’t imagine what it will do when I start snowshoeing again or get on the cross country skis!

      To put into perspective I summited Mt Rainier this summer, climbed technical routes on other 14ers, run all the time, etc etc.

      I don’t get it. It makes me laugh but it also makes the feature useless for me.

      S9P
      SSU (sold)

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      • DMytroD Offline
        DMytro @jmoneygrip
        last edited by

        @jmoneygrip it’s because the feature is made for running primarily. If you’d also run at least as much as hike it would be fine. I don’t run and my v02 is at 28 XD.

        Why this feature takes hikes into account is a good question. A workaround would be to use mountaineering profile, such activities do not get counted towards V02max.

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        • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
          Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
          last edited by

          We are looking into an improvement over this

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          • DMytroD Offline
            DMytro @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
            last edited by

            @dimitrios-kanellopoulos that would be so great!

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            • Djordje SD Offline
              Djordje S Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
              last edited by

              @dimitrios-kanellopoulos Improvement for all sport modes where VO2 is relevant or running will be primary? 🙂 Thx.

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              • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Djordje S
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                @djordje-s all relevant

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                • jmoneygripJ Offline
                  jmoneygrip Bronze Member
                  last edited by

                  That’s what I thought, thanks for the replies!

                  S9P
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                  • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                    Brad_Olwin Moderator @jmoneygrip
                    last edited by Brad_Olwin

                    @jmoneygrip exactly why I do not pay attention to VO2Max. Do a test if you need one, otherwise I would ignore the number.

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