For example, blood tests of an enzyme called creatine kinase offer a rough estimate of how much muscle damage you’ve sustained. Normal levels are around 100 units per litre; that can soar to 1,000 ...

Picture two sprinters running side by side. If the first sprinter has a VO2 max of 45 and the second has a VO2 max of 50, the ...

Your VO2 max score is a key indicator of your cardiovascular fitness – and you don’t need to visit a lab to work it out ...

What does VO2 max mean? Your VO2 max refers to how much oxygen your body uses while exercising (the V part is for ‘volume,’ ...

With the likes of billionaire Bryan Johnson experimenting with various methods to increase lifespan, and experts such as Peter Attia touting the benefits of improving VO2 max, a particular ...

The marathon world-record holder for the 75-79 age category didn’t start running until she was 35: “You can start anytime, ...

Will Goodge says, felt like a “revolving nightmare,” an unending cycle of running and eating, running and eating until it was ...

The goal was to provide a progressive, group-based alternative for estimating VO2 Max (known colloquially as maximal aerobic fitness) that could be performed in smaller indoor or outdoor spaces ...

This means the beep test gives more of an indication of aerobic fitness and isn’t quite as accurate as a laboratory-based VO2 Max test. However, it is still a good indicator of your overall ...

If you’re trying to build your speed endurance for a 5K, you might lengthen those repeats to 400- or 800-meters at mile pace (which is about your VO2 max) or slightly faster, Helms says.