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

In contrast, despite being widely regarded as the greatest marathoner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge is estimated to sit closer ...

It looks like Norwegian superstar Kristian Blummenfelt means business this year after a social media post shows his ...

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

VO2 max measures how much oxygen your body uses during hard exercise. A higher VO2 max improves endurance and longevity. Any ...

Studies consistently show that high-intensity interval training is one of the fastest ways to raise VO₂ max. Short bursts of ...

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 ...

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

VO2 max is a trendy stat for measuring your fitness, and it can help improve longevity too. Having a higher VO2 max is good, but more important for health is how the number changes over time.

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 ...