VO₂max

Unless you're a pro athlete, "VO₂ max" probably sounds like a formula you forgot from high school chemistry. But VO₂ max training is becoming more and more common as average-Jane exercisers are training like, well, athletes - Gabrielle Kassel

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VO₂max

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How a VO2 max test showed me the true meaning of fitness

Cardiorespiratory fitness, even when measured by a spirit-breaking VO2 max test, could be defined as the ability to do any sustained activity – walking to a bus stop, mowing the lawn or shovelling the walk, playing with the kids – without gasping for breath. It reflects how efficiently the circulatory and respiratory systems supply muscles with oxygen, and how well those muscles use it.

It’s also something of a fortune teller. Cardiorespiratory fitness improves the effectiveness of insulin, body composition, blood pressure and much more. Because of that, fitness and lifespan are linked, as one review of existing evidence shows. When mortality starts calling in loans, it’s like money…

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