This involves a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), where you wear a mask and heart rate monitor while running on a ...

For a variety of reasons, however, VO₂ max naturally decreases as you get older. We recently took a deeper look at why this happens and why a regular running ... a look at the charts below ...

If you’re part of the online running community, you’ve probably seen runners flexing their VO2 max numbers. If you wear a running watch, you’ve probably also aware of your own VO2 max ...

This story is one in a series called The New Running Boom, which highlights new ... IF YOUR BODY is a machine, the size of its engine is your VO2 max, a measure of how quickly you can pump oxygen ...

Garmin has sought to make it more insightful for those who aren’t runners, with specific VO2 max estimation available for trail running and cycling on newer watches. You can compare the VO2 max ...

Hone Health surveyed 700+ men in its online community and found that three in four of them actively track health data.

Olav Aleksander Bu is an elite endurance coach whose training balances intensity for better results. You can use his strategies for better VO2 max, a key metric of fitness and longevity.

The Apple Watch estimates VO2 max by monitoring outdoor workouts, such as walking, running, and hiking. These workouts need to be outdoors because the speed at which you’re traveling and the ...

These three tips will help you stay fit as you get older. By Matt Rudisil There are a lot of things you should track as you age as a runner: your mileage, your heart rate, and your sleep quality to ...