VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push ...

High-intensity interval training is important, but coming back to your breath can be crucial to helping you train.

Colvin says to measure VO2 max you’ll need to be in an exercise medicine lab or a doctor’s office that offers the test. The ...

VO2 max has long been a measure of aerobic fitness valued by endurance athletes, but it’s not a stat that should just be of interest to keen sportspeople, because a high VO2 max is also linked with ...

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and ...

"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 ...

Whoop, the screenless watchband-like wearable that beat out Oura in my non-watch fitness tracker showdown, has just added a VO2 max feature to its app. Now, just like Garmin, Apple Watch, and others, ...

Choosing your pace based on the physiological transition from easy to hard is more effective than calculations based on ...

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 ...