Why Your Garmin VO2max Number Drops in the Summer (and How to Fix It)
I always feel tougher after running in the summer heat—until I look at my Garmin Forerunner and see it thinks my fitness has suddenly gotten worse. If you, too, watch your Garmin VO2max number slide down as the temperatures climb, you're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alone. Every summer, comment sections and Reddit threads fill up with people convinced their fitness is falling apart, or their expensive watch is broken, or generally panicking about a stat that's supposed to reflect their aerobic capacity.
- ▪I always feel tougher after running in the summer heat—until I look at my Garmin Forerunner and see it thinks my fitness has suddenly gotten worse.
- ▪If you, too, watch your Garmin VO2max number slide down as the temperatures climb, you're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alone.
- ▪Every summer, comment sections and Reddit threads fill up with people convinced their fitness is falling apart, or their expensive watch is broken, or generally panicking about a stat that's supposed to reflect their aerobic capacity.
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I always feel tougher after running in the summer heat—until I look at my Garmin Forerunner and see it thinks my fitness has suddenly gotten worse. If you, too, watch your Garmin VO2max number slide down as the temperatures climb, you're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alone. Every summer, comment sections and Reddit threads fill up with people convinced their fitness is falling apart, or their expensive watch is broken, or generally panicking about a stat that's supposed to reflect their aerobic capacity. But there’s no need to panic. Your fitness almost certainly isn't going anywhere.
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