An Exercise Physiologist Explains the Flawed Relationship Between VO2 Max and Bodyweight

First, it helps to understand the difference between the two common ways physiologists report VO2 max. Relative VO2 max takes ...
Runner's World

How to estimate your VO2 max at home

If you wear a running watch, you might have noticed a function that estimates your VO2 max score. If your running is in a good place, you might have seen this number rise over the past few months or ...
Outside

VO2 Max Just Turned 100. Here’s What It Means.

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 ...

Is your VO2 max confusing you? Here’s how bodyweight impacts this metric and how to find the right score

VO2 max is more nuanced that you might think – so here’s how to know where your aerobic fitness really stands ...
Everyday Health

What Is VO2 Max — and How Can You Improve Yours?

“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 ...