High-intensity interval training is important, but coming back to your breath can be crucial to helping you train.

If it seems like everyone in your running sphere is talking about VO2 max at the moment, then we wouldn’t be surprised. That’s because there are some real benefits to knowing this metric – which is, ...

VO2 max testing requires a mask to measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to determine your cardiovascular fitness. When you think about how fit you are, you might think about how far you can ...

If it seems like everyone in your run club is talking about VO2 max these days, we wouldn’t be surprised. This metric—which is essentially a measure of your cardio fitness—is a zeitgeisty topic, ...

VO2max is a measure of cardiovascular fitness, and many watches and fitness trackers can estimate it for you. Here's what you ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR ABOUT A a year, an exercise physiologist I know kept offering to do a VO2 max test on me. For more ...

This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. If you’re an endurance athlete, you’re likely familiar with the term ...

Your VO2 max is one of the key metrics for fitness and for showing your potential as a runner. As a measure of your maximum aerobic capacity, it is a gauge of how efficiently your body uses oxygen ...

After running for over a decade, I wanted to see how healthy my heart is. I got an active metabolic assessment at Life Time, measuring my VO2 max and heart rate. I also learned which running speeds ...

I have, at my disposal, at least nine different devices that can estimate my cardio fitness. They all put it in terms of a number scientists call VO2max. But the only way to find your actual VO2max is ...

Four-hundred metre hurdlers have a great capacity to maintain and produce energy as they power round the oval and over 10 barriers. AW went to find out how two exponents, Alex Hill (PB 60.87) and Tyri ...

Olympic champion rower Matthew Pinsent has a lung capacity of eight-and-a-half litres. So when it comes to a VO2 max test, why do he and fellow rower James Cracknell fall behind someone like Paula ...