VO2max estimation

User guide index: https://marcoaltini.substack.com/p/hrv4training-pro-user-guide

The VO2max estimation page is for runners and cyclists using the Strava or TrainingPeaks integration and training with a heart rate monitor (and power meter in case of cyclists).

HRV4Training can estimate cardiorespiratory fitness level (VO2max) based on the relationship between internal (heart rate) and external (pace or power) load.

Check out our publication showing a strong agreement between real-life running performance and estimated VO2max.

In Pro, the top panel shows your current VO2max (past 3 to 6 weeks depending on available data) and the relative change with respect to the previous 2 months. Heart rate and pace (for runners) or heart rate and power (for cyclists) refer to your average values during the same time period.

Other resources:

• HRV4Training Blog: VO2max estimation for runners

• HRV4Training Blog: VO2max estimation for cyclists

• HRV4Training Blog: Impact of different predictors (HR, HRV, etc.) used to estimate VO2max

• Publication: Relation between VO2max and running performance

I hope you’ll like the new VO2max page and the improvements we implemented.

Please feel free to comment below in case of any questions or feature requests.

Thank you for your support.

Marco holds a PhD cum laude in applied machine learning, a M.Sc. cum laude in computer science engineering, and a M.Sc. cum laude in human movement sciences and high-performance coaching.

He has published more than 50 papers and patents at the intersection between physiology, health, technology, and human performance.

He is co-founder of HRV4Training, advisor at Oura, guest lecturer at VU Amsterdam, and editor for IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine. He loves running.

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