VO2 max has long been a measure of aerobic fitness valued by endurance athletes, but it’s not a stat that should just be of interest to keen sportspeople, because a high VO2 max is also linked with ...

Your watch’s VO2 max isn’t perfect, but you can improve its accuracy with better data and heart-rate tracking.

VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push ...

VO2 max, the measure of how much oxygen the body consumes during exercise, has become a ubiquitous tool for professional ...

Danish medical device spinout VentriJect aims to revolutionise fitness assessment by providing a fast and accessible method for measuring cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), particularly VO2 max.

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and ...

Standards is a series explaining various tech protocols, looking at their practical implementation, and where we could find them in devices around us. Fitness bands and watches have thrown around ...

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 ...

By most measures, Norwegian triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt is the standard of peak performance in athletics. He won the gold ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been a controversial health measurement for years, with critics pointing out that it can be misleading. Still, it's a relatively easy stat for doctors to calculate, so it ...

“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 ...