HN user

akshivb

3 karma
Posts0
Comments3
View on HN
No posts found.

I had a "below average" VO2 max score based on my Apple Watch measurements. It was ~40 mL/kg/min, in the span of about a month it jumped up to 53 mL/kg/min, which is "high" for my age group. So what happened? I started running instead of cycling as my primary form of cardio.

My hypothesis is that the apple watch estimates higher if you are running rather than pedaling. I definitely don't think my cardio vascular went from poor to great over a month. It seems more likely that it was maybe underestimating, and perhaps now is overestimating.

Acknowledge that you have a want to check things, and set aside a dedicated time to do so. That way you aren't haphazardly checking things while you are free, and you can limit the effect work has on your vacation. Worse than working on vacation is feeling bad about working on vacation.