As COROS continues to grow its reach across the globe, athletes are interacting with it’s products in new and engaging ways! While the COVID-19 pandemic pushed more athletes into the wearable performance industry, COROS saw another year of steady increase amongst athletes training and the activities they performed. Here is the 2022 summary of COROS data and how athletes are continuing to explore perfection!
Top Activity By Users: RUN
Run remained the top activity for COROS users. Perhaps no surprise here as COROS specializes in running metrics for road and trail athletes!
Average number of runs per week: 1.88 per all COROS athletes
Average distance per week: 9.86 miles/15.86 kilometers per all COROS athletes
2021 vs 2022 Fitness Improvements!
While COROS specializes in wearable performance tracking, we also focus heavily on educating athletes on how to best maximize their training. Therefore, it’s no surprise to see that COROS athletes overall improved fitness throughout 2022!
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | % increase |
| Weekly Workouts | 1.77 | 1.99 | 12% |
| Average Base Fitness | 43.65 | 53.91 | 24% |
| Avg Resting Heart Rate | 60.91 | 56.85 | -7% |
| Avg VO2 max | 48.83 | 49.9 | 2% |
| Marathon Level | 62.16 | 62.89 | 1% |
Job well done to the entire COROS community on collectively getting faster and building more fitness in 2022. Dropping Avg resting heart rate while increasing Avg VO2 shows a strong increase in cardio performance overall!
Other Notable Activity Metrics
While “Run” remains the largest activity of choice, many COROS athletes take advantage of the other 29 activities throughout the year as well. Here are notable activity metrics that we found inspiring!
Avg elevation gained in multi-pitch climb mode: 346.65m
- This is some serious climbing!
Percentage of COROS athletes who performed a strength workout: 30%
- Not only are we getting faster, but also stronger!
Percentage of COROS athletes who recorded a Triathlon: 2.06%
- This number continues to grow as more Triathletes seek out COROS
What activity saw the highest % of increase from 2021 to 2022: Walk
- Athletes are building awareness of how walking plays into their overall fitness
COROS Athletes Have the Need for Speed
While athletes love tracking their fitness, often times this means going faster! Regardless of the activity, we saw athletes pushing their boundaries and experiencing faster speeds. Here are the average speeds per activity for 2022
Racing Windsurfing: Fastest average activity at 32.91 kts (60.94 km/hour)
Cycling: 17.59 km/hour
Snowboarding: 15.27 km/hour
Windsurfing: 15.20 km/hour
Cross-Country Skiing: 9.17 km/hour
Whitewater: 5.89 km/hour
Flatwater: 4.92 km/hour
Heading into 2023
As we head into 2023, COROS has many new and exciting adventures we are working on. We strive to produce the best products possible as we know our athletes push their watches and bodies to the absolute limit. As we embark on this new year, we want to thank you all for continuing to be a part of the performance industry. As you take on your own challenges in 2023, we will be right there with you every step of the way!