How does the Fenix 6 "measure" VO2max?

NorthCascades
NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
The Fenix watches have always been able to do this from power and heart rate on a bike, or pace and heart rate for running.

I have a measurement from last week, I haven't been on a bike since August or run in even longer.

I know their VA line will estimate it from walking pace and HR, I can't find any documentation on whether the Fenix does this or not. Wondering if anybody else in here has seen something I missed.

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  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I don’t have time to look it up since I’m in the middle of some serious housecleaning, but isn’t fenix the top-end line? If so, do they still use r-r analysis based on the firstbeat software?

    The walking pace/hr model is likely based on the old Rockport walk test and so will be affected by all of the inaccuracies associated with age predicted max HR.
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