Or maybe you’ve recently been targeted by social media ads for fancy running labs offering VO2 max testing complete with face masks and state-of-the-art treadmills. Or maybe you just saw that ...

EXPERT ADVICE: What exactly is VO2 max testing? Who needs it? And what are the benefits? Xpress catches up with Sean Simonds, clinic director for Movement for Life Physical Therapy, to find out.

VO2 max is among the most elusive terms ... Marshall recommends a basic running or cycling test as a simple yet effective method. First, choose a pace that challenges you but is sustainable.

If you think of ways to measure your overall health, certain benchmarks likely come to mind. The bloodwork you get done at your annual physical, maybe. Your body mass index. Perhaps how much you ...

get one. “I think [VO2 max testing] is becoming increasingly popular because running as a whole is getting increasingly popular,” says Greg Laraia, a running coach at Motiv in New York City.

OBJECTIVE--to examine the effect of cycle phase or a low dose oral contraceptive on exercise performance in young women. METHODS--As controls, 15 men were tested twice by a maximal treadmill test (Vo2 ...