If your VO2 max won't improve, you might be missing a key piece of the training equation.

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. Understanding ...

New VO2 max formula: Dr. Pablo Prichard advises men over 40 to focus on longer aerobic work with limited high-intensity ...

VO2 max is often referred to as a key marker of fitness. It’s the measure of the maximal amount of oxygen your cells can take in and use during exercise. Because VO2 max is so closely tied to running ...

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 ...

Your Vo2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise. The best way to increase your Vo2 max is to exercise near your maximum heart rate. Vo2 max is a measure of ...

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 ...

In this episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Jeff is joined by Kristen Wagner, senior health and fitness editor, to talk about Jeannie Rice’s incredibly high VO2 max. The world record-holder ...

Earlier this year, scientists in Norway published a case report about a cyclist named Oskar Svendsen who, as an 18-year-old, recorded the highest ever value in a VO2 max test, won the world junior ...