I wont have yhe internet while taking walk outside and i heard it needs gps signal to calculate vo max. Do i need cellular data turned on to measure vo2 max?

  • marcelocampiglia@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    The Apple Watch doesn’t measure VO2 Max, it estimate it. The Apple Watch doesn’t need internet access to estimate VO2 Max, it only need a good GPS signal.

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    10 months ago

    it doesn’t measure vo2max at all. it does need GPS data for an eligible activity (>20 minute outdoor runs/walks/hikes) because the estimate it’ll spit out is reliant on some data like distance, pace and elevation that is derived from GPS (and other data points, namely heart-rate). none of that stuff requires a data connection