![[IMG_3513.jpeg]] I'm getting better acquainted with the Health features of my Apple Watch and things that the Health app on the iPhone has been tracking all this time. I was particularly interested and kind of vindicated to see that my VO2 max levels are below average for my age group, the reason I feel vindicated is that I've always felt like my heart is not as healthy as it should be, even though Doctors visits don't really give me any answers. They just say that everything is normal but I guess they're not looking at it from a perspective of performance rather, I don't know maybe they're looking for signs of disease. Anyway, here's what I found: ![[IMG_3514.jpeg]] VO2 Max is below average. This week's reading is on the higher end of what I usually report so I actually have a ways to go here. ![[IMG_3515.jpeg]] To explain further, I'm in the second column here by age (36) so ignore the other columns. The red area represents the "below average" zone where I am. According to the Health app, > Low cardio fitness can be a predictor of long-term issues like type-2 diabetes, colon cancer, cardiovascular and coronary artery disease, dementia, and Alzheimer's. I've also noticed that I hit about 175 bpm on the treadmill after only 2km of running. Granted, this follows a 30-40min strength workout. I usually end or slow down my running not out of exhaustion but overheating. So the plan is to just keep pushing to improve my heart health. I've only added cardio recently, doing it almost every single day for the past week. Here's how the numbers have started to budge (if the change is statistically significant): ![[IMG_3518.jpeg]]