For general fitness and health, men should aim for age-adjusted VO2 max scores that put them above average. This will ensure you are maximizing reductions in all-cause mortality from having a higher ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. VO2 max measures how much ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MSMedically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS The maximum volume of oxygen ...

Maximal oxygen uptake, or VO2max, tells you how fast you can deliver oxygen for use by your muscles. Its basic units are volume (i.e. liters of oxygen) per unit time (i.e. minutes). But the VO2max ...

Your Vo2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise. The best way to increase your Vo2 max is to exercise near your maximum heart rate. Vo2 max is a measure of ...

The more you work out, the fitter you'll get. Your VO2max, sometimes described on wearables as a "cardio fitness" score, is a number that tends to be higher among people who are more cardiovascularly ...

If you're a fitness fiend or working to improve your health, you're probably always looking for ways to run faster and farther, train harder and push your limits. You might even already track a number ...

Almost every major smartwatch or sports watch will now estimate your VO2 max without you having to take a gruelling lab test. It’s often branded differently from ‘VO2 max’ on your device or companion ...

The term ‘VO2 max’ will be familiar to many cyclists, and most riders will know it’s a metric that differentiates professional cyclists from amateurs. Simply put, VO2 max is a measurement of how much ...