VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can take in, transport, and actually use during intense exercise. This is ...

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I was having a great conversation with one of our fit, longtime members about VO2 max. I told him that I should do a column on it. When you Google VO2 max, it states: VO2 max is the measure of the ...

One of the useful and somewhat buried health features on Apple Watch is VO2 max. The measurement can be estimated by Apple Watch when recording specific workouts but it isn’t enabled by default and ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. VO2 max measures how much ...

You’ve probably got an excuse or two tucked in your back pocket for when you really, really, want to skip that run. Sadly, “feeling old” can no longer be one of them. In May 2025, Juan López García ...

Back in 2023, researchers pumped the brakes on one of my most cherished beliefs about exercise: the idea that aerobic fitness makes your brain healthier and more resistant to age-related cognitive ...

All you need is a kettlebell. A TikToker has gone viral with his simple fitness hack to run faster, and it actually works. Hermes the Cynic, as he’s known on social media, classifies himself as an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. VO2 max (maximum oxygen uptake) is the maximum rate at ...

VO2 max is among the most elusive terms in fitness. You may have heard of it, as it’s often heralded as the number that defines your cardiovascular fitness. Yet for many, the concept is confusing and ...