“In recent years, it’s come up a lot in the literature as one of the leading indicators of overall health and longevity,” ...

For general fitness and health, men should aim for age-adjusted VO2 max scores that put them above average. This will ensure you are maximizing reductions in all-cause mortality from having a higher ...

Many runners strive to get faster, and boosting VO2 max is often part of that goal. One way to achieve both: The interval ...

This easy test can help you get a gauge on your VO2 max—without a watch.

Danish medical device spinout VentriJect aims to revolutionise fitness assessment by providing a fast and accessible method for measuring cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), particularly VO2 max.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study, involving nearly 800 older adults, points out the factors most associated with higher VO2 ...

A.V. Hill was a 4:45 miler and already had a Nobel Prize for work in muscle physiology when he and Lupton began studying VO2 max. The experiments involved subjects running around Hill’s back garden in ...

Stop just counting years and start making those years count by mastering the specific training types that keep your body ...

We count steps, track miles, and close our rings. Athletic metrics have infiltrated everything from viral #FitTok videos to biometric-tracking devices. But when our devices remind us we haven’t hit ...