The Norwegian 4x4 method involves high-intensity exercise for four minutes followed by three minutes of active recovery, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study, involving nearly 800 older adults, points out the factors most associated with higher VO2 ...

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 ...

Still, nearly 40 percent of people who perform 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate exercise fail to improve their VO2 max ...

Use a watch and see how far you can run in 12 minutes on a flat surface (ideally, a track), maintaining as steady a pace as ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most cyclists, at some point, want to see how fast and hard they can go, even for just a few minutes.

On TikTok, VO2 max is going viral as the key to improving your endurance during a workout. In short, you can think of this metric as the maximum amount of oxygen your body uses during exercise – V ...

VO2 max is the maximum volume of oxygen you can absorb per minute per kilogram of body weight at your peak, and almost every Garmin watch can calculate this figure automatically. We have a dedicated ...

Keeping track of VO2 max on your Garmin is a great way to monitor your aerobic fitness and cardiorespiratory efficiency, and viewing this figure is possible both on the watch and in Garmin Connect. We ...