VO2 max is a trendy stat for measuring your fitness, and it can help improve longevity too. Having a higher VO2 max is good, but more important for health is how the number changes over time.

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If you're actively working towards building a higher VO2 max, you're probably well aware that interval training is a requirement to achieve such feats. But it's also only one piece of the puzzle. VO2 ...

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Considered a key indicator of longevity, VO2 max has made its way from the vernacular of performance athletes to the wellness lingo of us mere mortals in recent years. While I’m not a data-obsessive ...

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 ...

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Your VO2 max is an important metric for your running strength and overall health. But focusing too much on it can derail your ...

If you're actively working towards building a higher VO2 max, you're probably well aware that interval training is a requirement to achieve such feats. But it's also only one piece of the puzzle. VO2 ...