Continuous VO2

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What is this?

VO2 (or volume of oxygen consumed per minute) is the rate at which your body consumes oxygen at any given moment. During exercise, your muscles need more oxygen, and as a result you will see an increase in your VO2. 

Why is it important?

Continuously monitoring your VO2 will reveal how efficiently your cardiorespiratory system (lungs, heart, arteries and veins) transports oxygen to the rest of your body and how efficiently your body uses that oxygen. Furthermore, VO2 is a good measure of just how hard your body is working, and you can expect to see your VO2 increase the harder you are training. 

Normative ranges

Your continuous VO2 fluctuates throughout the day, increasing and decreasing along with your activity level. While you are exercising, your VO2 will increase as the intensity of the activity increases until you reach your VO2 max. Ageing and gender affect VO2 max, therefore we recommend having a look at the reference table for VO2 max per age group and gender to find out how you compare.