Be Careful What You Wish For!

[OldManRunning]

Mrs OMR had a severe shock after wishing for a younger model husband, I said "Will 12 years do?" 😂 😂 😂Yes I know you're getting fed up with my 'new watch' posts now 😂

Thanks nowster for your help finding the VO2 reading 👍

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 😁

[OldManRunning Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

😂 😂

[nowster Graduate10]

The newer model (ending 55) Forerunners are less generous with fitness age than the older Garmin models. The maximum you can drop seems to be 9/10 years, whereas with my vivoactive3 my fitness age (using the same algorithm as your FR45) eventually dropped all the way to the minimum possible of 21.

[OldManRunning Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

I'm sure you can pull that look off nowster 😂

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to OldManRunning]

Ha! Maybe if I wore a wig. 😆

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

😂😂😂

Just remember that Health Unlocked has a minimum age of 18 so please don’t get too young for us!!

[OldManRunning Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

😂😂

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

Your post prompted me to check my VO2. Bear in mind I've only managed one run a week since April but Garmin tells me I'm in the 'blue' zone, in the top 20% for my age and gender and my fitness age is 18 years younger than my last birthday cards told me.

Sounds a bit optimistic to me but I'll take it

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

I love reading mine too! My fitness age was 47!! 26 years younger!!

[OldManRunning Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Surely you are 26? It should be Youngfloss 😂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to OldManRunning]

Ha ha ! No... Ancient snail... !

My V02 just popped up on my new watch... I was thrilled... it used the word, Excellent... I had no clue...but checking on the Garmin App... informed me of my fitness age and that I was in the top 30% for age and gender too. I was floating all day !!!

I am sitting with my watch and handbook right now, trying to out some more intervals into my training plan! Could take a while! Maybe I will just head out for the run!

Edit

Just checked my VO2,,,top 10% !! Whooo hooo... maybe I am 26..or 37 and not 73 !!!!

[Coddfish Graduate10]

I have cancer and the treatment I have had has impacted my running. My Garmin says my fitness age is 79. I keep looking for the horde of 79 year old runners, and failing.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

I have a VO2max of 42 with fitness age 20. Not bad for a 61 year old 😂😂

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

I don’t want to boast here but I am 61!

VO2 max rating