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 ...

If it seems like everyone in your running sphere is talking about VO2 max at the moment, then we wouldn’t be surprised. That’s because there are some real benefits to knowing this metric – which is, ...

Four-hundred metre hurdlers have a great capacity to maintain and produce energy as they power round the oval and over 10 barriers. AW went to find out how two exponents, Alex Hill (PB 60.87) and Tyri ...

VO2 max testing requires a mask to measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to determine your cardiovascular fitness. When you think about how fit you are, you might think about how far you can ...

Ever wish you could breathe easier and sustain more intensity mid-workout? You may have overheard the term "VO2 max" at the gym or on a trainer’s social media page recently—but what is this fitness ...

If it seems like everyone in your run club is talking about VO2 max these days, we wouldn’t be surprised. This metric—which is essentially a measure of your cardio fitness—is a zeitgeisty topic, ...

After running for over a decade, I wanted to see how healthy my heart is. I got an active metabolic assessment at Life Time, measuring my VO2 max and heart rate. I also learned which running speeds ...

Ascension St. John’s Human Performance Lab helps people measure heart health and build fitness plans for the year ahead.

Olympic champion rower Matthew Pinsent has a lung capacity of eight-and-a-half litres. So when it comes to a VO2 max test, why do he and fellow rower James Cracknell fall behind someone like Paula ...