You’re welcome 👍

The Apple Watch will only give you VO2 Max estimate values for outdoor running, walking, or hiking workouts. So all your indoor walking or running doesn’t give you any VO2 Max estimate values.

Probably because they will have to charge even more

No, you can’t do that.

If you have been diagnosed with AFib you should enable AFib History

If you are into the Adventure lifestyle and/or want a bigger and brighter display, longer battery life, better durability, and/or simply like it (and can afford it), get the Apple Watch Ultra, if not get the regular Apple Watch.

Probably people like them

Things can always be improved

Maybe

Apple doesn’t allow third party watch faces on the Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is a great smartwatch for some people, but not for all. If you are not liking your watch anymore it is fine. There are many other options out on the market right now.

The Exercise Ring shows how many minutes you have spend doing workouts and/or activities that equals or exceed a certain intensity. Your Cardio Fitness level is used to determine that certain intensity.

Probably your Apple Watch is working fine 👍

I would get the Apple Watch Series 9 Aluminum

I would get the Apple Watch Series 9 if I could afford it

Keep in mind that the Apple Watch is not an iPhone replacement for most people

If you don’t find any reason why to get an Apple Watch, probably it isn’t the right device for you.

VO2 Max is measured while you run on a threadmill or ride on a stationary bicycle at increasing intensities while wearing a face mask, which allows for the direct measurement oxygen in inhaled and exhaled air, in controlled conditions. Generally the volume of oxygen that you consume during this testing plateaus even though your work increases, and this plateau or VO2 peak is assumed to be your VO2 Max.

Cardio Fitness on the Apple Watch is an estimation of your VO2 Max based on measuring your heart rate response to a known aerobic effort. The Apple Watch will generate a VO2 Max estimate value after doing an outdoor running, walking or hiking workout or activity on relatively flat ground, with good heart rate and GPS data, and that equals or exceed a certain intensity.

The Apple Watch generate VO2 Max estimate values based on data from multiple sensors including the optical heart rate sensor, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer, as well as data from user inputs like age, gender, weight, and the use or not of certain medications that affect maximal heart rate.

VO2 Max estimate values give you an idea about your aerobic efficiency not your performance. You could have an excellent running performance and still don’t have a good efficiency.

If you have an Apple Watch your iPhone won’t add data to the Fitness app

I would get the Apple Watch Series 9 if I could afford it

You don’t have to pause a Strength Training workout between exercises and sets