VO2 max is widely regarded as a gold standard of aerobic fitness. It shows up on watches, in training apps and across social media as a benchmark for comparison. But the number that you’re seeing ...

It is no secret that cyclists are obsessed with numbers. Everything from power output and heart rate, to hydration, blood glucose levels, and sleep tracking. There are a million different devices that ...

Maybe your smartwatch has been telling you your VO2 max for a while now, but you’re not sure how accurate it is. Or maybe you’ve recently been targeted by social media ads for fancy running labs ...

Maximal oxygen uptake, or VO2 max, is perhaps the single best predictor of long-term health and longevity. It’s also the key trait that distinguishes elite endurance athletes. We know all this from ...

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 ...