What is your MaxHR and V02 set to?

WarmDontBurn

My Vo2 automatically set to 44....would having it set wrong affect the calories burned showed on my HRM following exercise? I thought it was based on my HR.

I'm kicking myself right now because I took an exercise physiology lab class and we did all of the body comp tests and did a Vo2 test as well. That was a year and a half ago and I don't have any of the data anymore.

From what I have learned from my Gym tests and my trainer, your VO2 has a lot to do with how many calories you burn when you are working out. Here is an explanation from one of the Calorie point tests I have done that explains your VO2. My VO2 is now 33 it used to be 24 but with all my working out and zone training it is starting to increase. My heart is in pretty decent shape. My trainer set my watch, so he put all my zones in there. My resting Heart Rate is 60 and Max is 212. With my Threshold for my body being 192. If you actually adjust your VO2 you will notice that your calories burned will decrease. Depending on what zones you are working out in will determine how quickly you will burn calories. So when you are working out in Zone 3 and Zone 4 you will burn more calories because your body is working out a lot harder. But the VO2 determines the rate in which you are burning calories.

Here is the explanation for what VO2.

Your body needs oxygen to burn fat. VO2 stands for the Volume of Oxygen your body absorbs per minute while at rest and when you move. We measure Peak VO2, which is the max amount of oxygen you used during this assessment. Your Peak VO2 measures your heart and lung fitness and is considered the gold standard for determining your exercise potential. How well do you live up to your potential? There are 2 ways to determine this and both are equally important. The first determines how well your engine is tuned and is indicated by the percentage your Threshold VO2 is of your Peak VO2. The closer your Threshold VO2 is to your Peak VO2, the more fit you are. In addition, the higher your Peak VO2, the more fit you are as well.

So I just talked to Polar and am more confused then ever!!
He said that I should not be set anywhere in the 20's and that from what I told him mine should be set at 35/36. I find that crazy. So I explained what I have on here and he said that I will burn more calories because I have to work harder since I am not use to it. I even posted on the polar forum and was told that "VO2max 32 is already below average - why going even lower". I guess Polar would know since this is their area of expertise but with you being at 33 I just don't get it.

I said wouldn't it be ok to keep it at 26 and then if it is under estimating then even better and he said no because then I would be depriving my body so it needs to be set as accurately as possible.

So he says 35/36
Rockport test says 32/33
On here I was told 37 was too high

I guess I will try 32 and see how I do. I will change it now and then start a 1 week challenge. If I still lose then I will leave it and if I stall or gain I will know it is too high.

canstey

The guy at Polar doesn't know what he is talking about. You don't burn more calories doing the same exercise because you are out of shape compared to when you get fit. It is approximately the same calories assuming you still weigh the same.

Use some setting and then keep track of everything over the next 4 weeks to see if you have been over/under estimating exercise calories based upon predicted vs. actual weght loss.

krazie4u247

I agree as well, that the polar guy was way off. It doesn't even make sense that its harder to burn calories and you have to work harder when you are out of shape. When you are out of shape, your heart rate actually gets higher faster even if you aren't working out really hard. For me my zones are so high, that i have to bust my butt to get it above 170 into zone 1 and even higher to get to zone 2,3 and 4.