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About VO2 Max. Estimates, Recovery Advisor

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• If the running dynamics data display shows only zeros, make sure the heart rate monitor is worn right-side up. NOTE: Ground contact time appears only while running. It is not calculated while walking. About VO2 Max. Estimates VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an indication of athletic performance and should increase as your level of fitness improves. VO2 max. estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Technologies Ltd. The D2 Bravo device has separate VO2 max. estimates for running and cycling. You can use your Garmin device paired with a compatible heart rate monitor and power meter to display your cycling VO2 max. estimate. You can use your Garmin device paired with a compatible heart rate monitor to display your running VO2 max. estimate. Your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number and position on the color gauge. Purple Superior Blue Excellent Green Good Orange Fair Red Poor VO2 max. data and analysis is provided with permission from The Cooper Institute®. For more information, see the appendix (VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 8), and go to www.CooperInstitute.org. Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running Before you can view your VO2 max. estimate, you must put on the heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (Pairing ANT+ Sensors, page 17). If your D2 Bravo device was packaged with a heart rate monitor, the devices are already paired. For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 4), and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 4). NOTE: The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires a few runs to learn about your running performance. 1 Run for at least 10 minutes outdoors. 2 After your run, select Save. 3 Hold UP. 4 Select Fitness > My Stats > VO2 Max. > Running. Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling Before you can view your VO2 max. estimate, you must put on the heart rate monitor, install the power meter, and pair them with your D2 Bravo device (Pairing ANT+ Sensors, page 17). If your D2 Bravo device was packaged with a heart rate monitor, the devices are already paired. For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 4) and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 4). NOTE: The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires a few rides to learn about your cycling performance. 1 Ride at a steady, high intensity for at least 20 minutes outdoors. 2 After your ride, select Save. 3 Hold UP. 4 Select Fitness > My Stats > VO2 Max. > Cycling. VO2 Max. Standard Ratings These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and gender. Males Superior Excellent Good Fair Poor Percentile 95 80 60 40 0-40 20-29 55.4 51.1 45.4 41.7

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If the running dynamics data display shows only zeros, make
sure the heart rate monitor is worn right-side up.
NOTE:
Ground contact time appears only while running. It is
not calculated while walking.
About VO2 Max. Estimates
VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you
can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your
maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an
indication of athletic performance and should increase as your
level of fitness improves. VO2 max. estimates are provided and
supported by Firstbeat Technologies Ltd. The D2 Bravo device
has separate VO2 max. estimates for running and cycling. You
can use your Garmin device paired with a compatible heart rate
monitor and power meter to display your cycling VO2 max.
estimate. You can use your Garmin device paired with a
compatible heart rate monitor to display your running VO2 max.
estimate.
Your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number and position on
the color gauge.
Purple
Superior
Blue
Excellent
Green
Good
Orange
Fair
Red
Poor
VO2 max. data and analysis is provided with permission from
The Cooper Institute
®
. For more information, see the appendix
(
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings
, page 8
), and go to
www.CooperInstitute.org
.
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running
Before you can view your VO2 max. estimate, you must put on
the heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (
Pairing ANT+
Sensors
, page 17
). If your D2 Bravo device was packaged
with a heart rate monitor, the devices are already paired. For the
most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (
Setting
Up Your User Profile
, page 4
), and set your maximum heart rate
(
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
, page 4
).
NOTE:
The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device
requires a few runs to learn about your running performance.
1
Run for at least 10 minutes outdoors.
2
After your run, select
Save
.
3
Hold
UP
.
4
Select
Fitness
>
My Stats
>
VO2 Max.
>
Running
.
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling
Before you can view your VO2 max. estimate, you must put on
the heart rate monitor, install the power meter, and pair them
with your D2 Bravo device (
Pairing ANT+ Sensors
, page 17
). If
your D2 Bravo device was packaged with a heart rate monitor,
the devices are already paired. For the most accurate estimate,
complete the user profile setup (
Setting Up Your User Profile
,
page 4
) and set your maximum heart rate (
Setting Your Heart
Rate Zones
, page 4
).
NOTE:
The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The device
requires a few rides to learn about your cycling performance.
1
Ride at a steady, high intensity for at least 20 minutes
outdoors.
2
After your ride, select
Save
.
3
Hold
UP
.
4
Select
Fitness
>
My Stats
>
VO2 Max.
>
Cycling
.
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings
These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and gender.
Males
Percentile
20–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
70–79
Superior
95
55.4
54
52.5
48.9
45.7
42.1
Excellent
80
51.1
48.3
46.4
43.4
39.5
36.7
Good
60
45.4
44
42.4
39.2
35.5
32.3
Fair
40
41.7
40.5
38.5
35.6
32.3
29.4
Poor
0–40
<41.7
<40.5
<38.5
<35.6
<32.3
<29.4
Females
Percentile
20–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
70–79
Superior
95
49.6
47.4
45.3
41.1
37.8
36.7
Excellent
80
43.9
42.4
39.7
36.7
33
30.9
Good
60
39.5
37.8
36.3
33
30
28.1
Fair
40
36.1
34.4
33
30.1
27.5
25.9
Poor
0–40
<36.1
<34.4
<33
<30.1
<27.5
<25.9
Data reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, go to
www.CooperInstitute.org
.
Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
Before you can view your projected race times (running only),
you must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your device.
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup
(
Setting Up Your User Profile
, page 4
), and set your maximum
heart rate (
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
, page 4
).
Your device uses the VO2 max. estimate (
About VO2 Max.
Estimates
, page 8
) and published data sources to provide a
target race time based on your current state of fitness. This
projection also presumes you have completed the proper
training for the race.
NOTE:
The projections may seem inaccurate at first. The device
requires a few runs to learn about your running performance.
1
Put on your heart rate monitor, and go for a run.
2
Hold
UP
.
3
Select
Fitness
>
My Stats
>
Race Predictor
.
Your projected race times appear for 5K, 10K, half marathon,
and marathon distances.
Recovery Advisor
You can use your Garmin device paired with the heart rate
monitor to display how much time remains before you are fully
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Training