Watch GT 3 Smartwatch

The VO2 Max calculator on a Garmin is just a sort of chart of pace vs heart rate and nothing else. It’s not a real measure of your VO2 Max. Clearly since it dropped since you added back your easy runs that is the reason it has changed. You increased the volume of running at slower paces your watch is using to estimate so it’s lowering it (at least that is my guess) My VO2 max went up to 54 two months ago and has slid back down to 51 despite me being more fit. I run 150 miles a month and have made significant gains in my threshold pace. When my V02 was “54” My watch estimated my threshold at 8:05/mile Now that it’s “51” it estimates a 7:20 threshold. If I’ve maintained my same volume but improved my threshold pace how can my VO2 have dropped? It’s just an estimate and I don’t really pay attention to it other than to see what it says. I don’t base anything off of it or consider either of those to be my threshold or my VO2 Back to you: Are you seeing a change in performance? Do you feel slower at the 5k distance? Trust your body and use the watch as a guide

What are you trying to measure?? If it is calories burnt, every tracker is terrible. If you're trying to track sleep, all trackers are terrible for reporting, but will give you a time period when you slept. If it is heart rate tracking, check out reviews on Thequantifiedscientist like the other redditor mentioned. Pick a good watch that you like. The best watches track HR well until 150-160bpm after which they start under counting. If you can get a watch that pairs with a polar H10, That'd be perfect for tracking HR even upto 200bpm. ------------ I use a Huawei Watch GT5. Got it off Amazon for 24K I think. HR is great and sleep is reasonably okay, and pairs with the H10 for my conditioning and cardio sessions

Hi I am thinking of getting a Garmin. But there is only one service centre and that too in Delhi. I talked there and the guy said I would have to bring the watch in person to get it repaired or for warranty and not courier. Any views about the feedback of after sales service? I have heard some cases on reddit where people have gone through a lot of hassle for the service. Thanks.

i do have the gt 3 pro, but since I've swapped phones from Huawei, I've found it less costumizable. don't know if it was already there and just happened to notice it now. also i am working in the kitchen if this helps. also thanks for your time