Athletes who seek optimal performance by taking part in competitions learn valuable information from tests that measure your ...

When you think about how fit you are, you might think about how far you can run or how many push-ups you can do. Or maybe you think about health metrics like your resting heart rate or heart rate ...

The fitness world can be an extreme one, where more is often deemed as better. But the body often has other plans. Its main ...

Running faster with less effort probably sounds like the dream. When quicker paces become manageable, suddenly even your loftiest PR goals feel within reach. For many runners, a lot of what determines ...

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR CEO Alex Karp says his approach to staying fit enough to run the data analytics company ...

For many people, Zone 0 is appealing because it feels doable. You don’t need a gym membership, a heart rate monitor, or even ...

From looksmaxxing and sleepmaxxing to frictionmaxxing: 2026 has been a year of optimising specific aspects of life. The latest to emerge is VO2maxxing, which relates to how much oxygen your body ...

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 ...

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

One of the useful and somewhat buried health features on Apple Watch is VO2 max. The measurement can be estimated by Apple Watch when recording specific workouts but it isn’t enabled by default and ...

A high VO2 max is closely linked to a longer life expectancy and better endurance. But how can this value be improved? I ...

When runners talk physiology, two terms tend to dominate the conversation: VO2 max and lactate threshold. Although the two metrics are related, they are not the same – and they shape performance in ...