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

Confused by VO2 max? Our guide puts the metric into perspective.

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 ...

So you just got your VO2 max number by charting it on your watch, estimating your number at home, or even heading to a lab for a more formal test … but now what? You have that shiny number in hand, ...

On TikTok, VO2 max is going viral as the key to improving your endurance during a workout. In short, you can think of this metric as the maximum amount of oxygen your body uses during exercise – V ...

“VO2 max is the best measure of cardiorespiratory fitness,” says Andrew Getzin, MD, head team physician of USA Triathlon and sports medicine physician at Cayuga Health in Ithaca, New York. “To have a ...

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

Triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt’s score puts elite endurance into context ...