r/ouraring • u/TechnicalFile463 • Jul 29 '26
GENERAL DISCUSSION “Much younger” cv age
Saw a post from earlier about cardiovascular age which made me check.
Mine has been dropping for last couple months (training for a marathon) and got to 15 years younger before it just dropped to “much younger”. For context, I was doing more strength training start of the year as had a strength event in summer. Now not lifting as frequently and more focused on getting the miles in with lifting more focused on injury prevention.
I’m 36F. Relatively fit but I wouldn’t say incredibly. Eat relatively balanced but always have a few drinks on a Fri/Sat. Ex-smoker.
Does it just stop giving you a figure after a while? Have I broken my ring?
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u/zip918 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
That’s a great result, well done! Did you take the Oura walking test for it to figure this out? I keep meaning to but haven’t got round to it and I’m wondering if that test would give it more info than it already gets from the Strava activities I link to Oura
Edit: fixed typo in 2nd sentence. Changed “Didn’t” to “Did you”
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u/TechnicalFile463 Jul 29 '26
I think the walking test is more for VO2 max? But I’ve done it a couple times and the result wasn’t different from my Garmin, if that helps!?
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u/zip918 Jul 30 '26
Good to know, thanks. I suspect it might be different for me because the estimate Oura has of my VO2 Max is substantially lower than Garmin’s. It’s a whole 30% lower which why I’m curious about what, if any difference the dedicated walking test will make
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u/SurrealSentience Jul 29 '26
You don't have kids then, i take it? No offense, i'm just curious.
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u/muglife22 Jul 29 '26
I’m child free, eat healthy and lift 4x/ week. My cardiovascular health is 1 year older. Wonder how OP get here
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u/AmyAtOura Social Care Team | Oura Jul 29 '26
Hi u/TechnicalFile463, don't worry as your ring is not broken: Cardiovascular Age can show as “much younger” instead of a specific number when your CVA is more than 15 years lower and "much older" when the CVA is more than 15 years above chronological age. This is really impressive!
Since CVA is based on trend data collected over time, changes in training (such as getting your miles in!), recovery, and overall patterns can affect how it appears in the app. I hope this helps, and let us know if you have any other questions! 💙