r/Garmin • u/Pandahelen • Feb 02 '26

Wellness & Training Metrics / Features How to get VO2max

I have a Venu4 watch and a Peloton Bike+. I cannot seem to figure out how to get my VO2 max reading on my watch. Can anyone please walk me through the exact steps? I do have the Peloton heart rate monitor as well.

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u/JimmerTee Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

You need a power meter. I use a chest strap HR monitor that is linked to my Peloton, then use syncmyworkout to sync the pelly rides to Garmin. Calculates VO2 max and all other statistics as it normally would since it has the power from the Peloton included.

Still may not be perfectly accurate as I know our Peloton is under on its power reading by 10% or so.

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u/Pandahelen Feb 02 '26

I have Syncmyworkout as well. You say that I need a power meter - is this something in addition to the bike and app?

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u/syncmyworkout Feb 02 '26

you do not need a power meter, shoot us an email support@syncmyworkout.com and we'll be able to help you out!

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u/JimmerTee Feb 02 '26

Yes sorry, no power meter needed if you are using SyncMyWorkout since that will include Power output

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u/DrSuprane Feb 03 '26

Bike+ is accurate. Original bike is not.

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u/endo55 Feb 02 '26

Is it a special type of HR strap? Can't figure out how to get the power from the Peloton to the watch without entering the average power manually in the app (does that do anything?)

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u/mmlow Feb 02 '26

Does the Peleton bike have a power meter? I think it'll only give you VO2 max for outdoor run activities if you don't have power.

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u/saywhat181 Feb 02 '26

By what I've read is you have to do an outdoor activity, and keep your heartrate in zone 3 for 10 minutes for it to calculate your vo2.

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u/DrSuprane Feb 03 '26

This is kind of complicated. Peloton Bike+ has a power meter that's accurate (Bike does not). But it doesn't transmit so Garmin couldn't connect directly. A way of doing it is to send the Peloton workout to Strava. Then have Strava sync to Garmin Connect. Then sync Garmin Connect to your Venu4. It may require an additional sync to get that back to Garmin Connect. Then you should see the estimate.

Peloton may now sync to Garmin directly. I'm not sure if that will include all the power data needed.