Did you know your smartwatch tracks your VO2 max - and why you should care

Hi all! Movitalis is launching soon and I want to talk about one of the most important fitness indicators that is readily available but flies under the radar for most of us: VO2 max.

Most smartwatches nowadays estimate this value pretty well, but they don't do a good enough job at presenting it to the user. On Apple Watch it is hidden under Apple Health > Heart > Cardio Fitness and on Garmin under Performance Measurements, making it seem something only athletes should be paying attention to.

However, VO2 max is an amazing indicator of overall health and a very strong predictor of longevity. In this study of over 1 million participants, a low VO2 max was linked with a 3-5x increase in overall mortality. This is an amazing finding as VO2 max is something we can increase through regular exercise, especially if done correctly.

Movitalis is a fitness app that helps you train optimally for increasing your VO2 max and is tailored towards longevity, not performance! I feel like regular people for whom training is not their only focus should get the attention they deserve and have easy access to important metrics like these, while still keeping things simple.

I now want to hear your thoughts:

• Are you familiar with what VO2 max is?

• Are you tracking it?

• Would you consider Movitalis to help you on your fitness journey?

Thanks!