Purple
Superior
Blue
Excellent
Green
Good
Orange
Fair
Red
Poor
VO2 max. data is provided by Firstbeat Analytics
™
. VO2 max. analysis is provided with permission from The
Cooper Institute
®
. For more information, see the appendix (
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 72
), and go to
.
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate
This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. If you are using a chest
heart rate monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your watch (
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 48
).
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (
Setting Up Your User Profile, page 50
), and set
your maximum heart rate (
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 43
). The estimate may seem inaccurate at first.
The watch requires a few runs to learn about your running performance.
1 Hold .
2 Select Settings > User Profile > VO2 Max.
If you have already recorded a brisk walk or run outdoors, your VO2 max. estimate may appear. The watch
displays the date your VO2 max. estimate was last updated. The watch updates your VO2 max. estimate
each time you complete an outdoor walk or run of 15 minutes or longer. You can manually start a VO2 max.
test to get an updated estimate.
3 To start a VO2 max. test, tap the screen.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to get your VO2 max. estimate.
A message appears when the test is complete.
Viewing Your Fitness Age
Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fitness compares with a person of the same sex. Your watch
uses information, such as your age, body mass index (BMI), resting heart rate data, and vigorous activity history
to provide a fitness age. If you have a Garmin Index
™
scale, your watch uses the body fat percentage metric
instead of BMI to determine your fitness age. Exercise and lifestyle changes can impact your fitness age.
NOTE: For the most accurate fitness age, complete the user profile setup (
).
1 Hold .
2 Select Settings > User Profile > Fitness Age.
Pulse Oximeter
The vívoactive 5 watch has a wrist-based pulse oximeter to gauge the saturation of oxygen in your blood.
Knowing your oxygen saturation can be valuable in understanding your overall health and help you determine
how your body is adapting to altitude. Your watch gauges your blood oxygen level by shining light into the skin
and checking how much light is absorbed. This is referred to as SpO
2
.
On the watch, your pulse oximeter readings appear as an SpO
2
percentage. On your Garmin Connect account,
you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days
(
Changing the Pulse Oximeter Tracking Mode, page 46
). For more information on pulse oximeter accuracy,
.
Heart Rate Features
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