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.

VO2 max testing requires a mask to measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to determine your cardiovascular fitness. When you think about how fit you are, you might think about how far you can ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Until recently, VO2 max testing has been inaccessible to most everyday athletes. Unless you had an in ...

VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push ...

Patients with UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine and the UAB Highlands Family and Community Medicine clinic now have access to VO2 Max testing, which can give both patients and providers a more precise, ...

Ever wish you could breathe easier and sustain more intensity mid-workout? You may have overheard the term "VO2 max" at the ...

Physicians routinely monitor cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose levels to get a clearer picture of their patients' overall health. But a group of experts argues that having an accurate read of a ...

SCARBOROUGH, ME, UNITED STATES, March 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Upwave Labs, a leader in longevity and performance testing, is partnering with Foley’s Fitness ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR ABOUT A a year, an exercise physiologist I know kept offering to do a VO2 max test on me. For more ...

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and ...

Colvin says to measure VO2 max you’ll need to be in an exercise medicine lab or a doctor’s office that offers the test. The ...