The bottom line: Strength training isn’t a shortcut to a higher VO2 max, especially for established runners, but it can ...

“In recent years, it’s come up a lot in the literature as one of the leading indicators of overall health and longevity,” ...

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 ...

A higher VO2 max translates directly into enhanced physical performance across various activities. This improved oxygen utilization capacity manifests in multiple ways. Athletes with higher VO2 max ...

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.

Triathlon is one of the most demanding sports, combining swimming, cycling, and running into a single event where each discipline influences the others. On a recent episode of Power Athlete Radio, ...

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 ...

A.V. Hill was a 4:45 miler and already had a Nobel Prize for work in muscle physiology when he and Lupton began studying VO2 max. The experiments involved subjects running around Hill’s back garden in ...

TOOLBOX: Interval Training is popular in cycling and many other sports. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) involves short periods of hard efforts separated by low-intensity recoveries. Let’s dig ...