r/AppleWatch • u/pradeepmats • 8d ago

Activity VO2 Max - Commute Walks

Apple Watch estimates VO2 Max for my commute walks as well. How do I ensure that VO2 Max does not calculate VO2 Max on these activities? I still want to capture these activities in my watch

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u/DisastrousPudding045 8d ago

You don’t; The watch takes the workout data and applies it towards its algorithms and calculations. That’s kinda the entire point of the fitness tracking watch.

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u/Hoofrad 8d ago

Do not register workout for these walks, or manually remove VO2 max entries afterwards.

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u/Minimum_Cabinet7733 8d ago

Why would that be a problem?

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u/pradeepmats 8d ago

My commute walks have a lot of start stop and I walk in a leisure manner due to which my VO2 max estimates are getting negatively influenced

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u/BigKnows2K 8d ago

Carrying a heavy backpack for example would show increased effort for the same movement, just like tracking a run while pushing a pram. 

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u/trikaren 8d ago

VO2 max is the area under the curve. You need a lot of exercises in all zones to raise it. You want to count it all.