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 has become ubiquitous in fitness circles. But what does it measure and how important is it to know yours? By Talya Minsberg Talya Minsberg took a VO2 max test while reporting this story. She ...

If you think of ways to measure your overall health, certain benchmarks likely come to mind. The bloodwork you get done at your annual physical, maybe. Your body mass index. Perhaps how much you can ...

Forget lengthy gym sessions and endless cardio—this may be the secret to improving your VO₂ max. Similar to zone 2 training and cold plunges, VO2 max has become an increasingly discussed topic of ...

When it comes to fitness and even longevity, there is one number to rule them all: VO2 max.

There are numerous paths to living a longer, healthier life, mostly through physical activity, diet and other lifestyle factors. But according to board-certified cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Jeremy ...

“Runners can use many of these objective, data-based features to keep themselves honest,” says Joe Heikes, a runner in Olathe, Kansas, and product engineer at Garmin. “We all can fool ourselves ...