Hiking is one of the select types of exercise that is supposed to impact Cardiac Fitness / VO2 Max. I have done x5 25km hikes in the last 3 weeks with some steep sections which got the heart rate into Zone 5 and not one of them has been recorded in the VO2 Max data stream, never mind impacting it. Why is this?
Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 10
Have you read this Apple Support article in reference to cardio fitness?
Track your cardio fitness levels - Apple Support
Do you take your iPhone on the hikes? Is your information required to measure VO2 Max up to date?
Yes I had read the article which didn’t answer the question, hence why I posted. I take the phone with me for navigation purposes and to use the camera. As I mentioned on my other response - I get VO2 max for walks and runs - just not for any other form of exercise, including those for which it is meant to record.
How long have you had your Apple Watch? What series and what Watch OS?
I have had the watch since March 2022 (Nike Series 7). It records VO2 max for outdoor walks and outdoor runs, just not hikes.
And it is totally up-to-date (10.4)
VO2 Max and Hiking
