Validation of the Garmin Forerunner 920XT Fitness Watch VO2peak Test
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Department
Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science
Abstract
Aerobic capacity (VO2peak ) testing equipment can be expensive. Garmin fitness watches are significantly cheaper, and Garmin has developed a fitness test that estimates VO 2peak . The purpose of this study was to validate the Garmin fitness test, using a Garmin Forerunner 920XT fitness watch, against VO 2peak measurement, using a Parvomedics TrueOne 2400 open circuit spirometry device. Sixteen college students (10 male and 6 female) volunteered to complete the Garmin fitness test followed several days later by a Bruce treadmill test while oxygen consumption was measured via open circuit spirometry. The average VO 2peak from the Garmin test was 45.4 (± 5.6) ml/kg/min, compared to 45.0 (± 8.9) ml/kg /min from open circuit spirometry. There were no significant differences between the measurements (t = 0.221 with p = 0.828). The two measurements were highly correlated with a correlation coefficient of 0.84 (p =0.000). The Garmin fitness test seems to be a highly accurate estimation of VO 2peak2peak.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss2.619
First Page
63
Last Page
69
Publication Title
International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
Recommended Citation
Kraft, G. and Roberts, R. (2017). Validation of the Garmin Forerunner 920XT Fitness Watch VO2peak Test. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 5(2), 61-67. doi: 10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss2.619
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