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Fitness

Your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic capacity are exceptional

Key numbers

VO2 max

60 ml/kg/min

≥55 ml/kg/min for elite fitness

Top 5% for your age group - elite aerobic capacity

Resting heart rate

54 bpm

<60 bpm for athletes

Indicates a well-conditioned, efficient heart

HDL cholesterol

1.86 mmol/L

≥1.0 mmol/L

High protective cholesterol - excellent cardiovascular protection

Daily steps

~11,000 steps

≥10,000 steps

Consistently active throughout the day

Alex, your cardiovascular system is performing at an elite level. Your of 60 ml/kg/min places you in the top tier for your age group, indicating a highly efficient ability to transport and utilise oxygen.

VO2 max

ml/kg/min

This is complemented by a resting heart rate of 54 bpm, which is characteristic of a well-conditioned heart. These metrics suggest that you have built a powerful aerobic engine that provides a significant buffer against long-term health risks and serves as a superb foundation for your endurance goals. This high level of fitness makes your reported low energy particularly interesting. While your heart and lungs are capable of high-performance output, your data suggests a mismatch between your physiological potential and your daily recovery behaviours. Despite maintaining a robust daily step count and having protective levels of , your high sedentary time and chronic sleep deficit are likely preventing you from feeling the vitality that usually accompanies such high aerobic capacity. Focusing on recovery will allow you to actually access the energy that your system is clearly capable of generating.

What this means for you

You've built a cardiovascular foundation that positions you well for your endurance goals - this level of fitness typically takes years of consistent training to achieve
Your low energy is likely coming from recovery factors rather than fitness capacity, which means addressing sleep and rest could unlock performance gains relatively quickly
This aerobic base gives you significant flexibility in how you train - you're in a position to focus on recovery without worrying about losing fitness