The term “VO2 max” might sound like a complex scientific metric. But it's actually one of the most important indicators of athletic performance, fitness, and overall health. A lot of athletes focus on ...

Danish medical device spinout VentriJect aims to revolutionise fitness assessment by providing a fast and accessible method for measuring cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), particularly VO2 max.

Choosing your pace based on threshold is more effective than calculations based on maximum heart rate, research shows.

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 ...

According to one expert, while zone 0 exercise may not give the same burn as others, the effortless movement does have its ...

Experts explain why this measure of cardiovascular health isn’t just for ‘fitness people,’ and how improving your VO2 max ...

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

“VO2 max is the best measure of cardiorespiratory fitness,” says Andrew Getzin, MD, head team physician of USA Triathlon and sports medicine physician at Cayuga Health in Ithaca, New York. “To have a ...

You have your runners on, your FitBit is charged, but now what? When you exercise, your heart and breathing rates increase, delivering greater quantities of oxygen from the lungs to the blood, then to ...

It's listed at half the price of an Apple Watch or Garmin, with a battery that can last almost a month. So, what's the ...