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- New study quantifies accuracy of Garmin Vo2Max #readings #Highlights
- Vo2Max is a measurement of how well your body uses oxygen when you’re working out at your hardest
- reflects the aerobic physical fitness
- , Garmin starts off by combining info on your resting heart rate, age, gender, weight and other personal data
- relationship between your pace and heart rate
- The study participants visited the laboratory twice during the observation period to determine their Vo2Max during a treadmill ramp test
- This information was compared with three outdoor runs where the metric was tracked by the Garmin watch.
- 4.1%.
- 3.5% in this range
- Forerunner 245 showed an overall discrepancy of 5.7%.
- using this measurement to prescribe exercise intensity has limited application
- 5% error on average
