Colvin says to measure VO2 max you’ll need to be in an exercise medicine lab or a doctor’s office that offers the test. The ...

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

VO2 max is a buzzy measure of heart health and fitness. I tried a class that promised to boost my VO2 max through cardio and breathwork. I don't typically do cardio, and I realized taking classes ...

A higher VO2 max translates directly into enhanced physical performance across various activities. This improved oxygen utilization capacity manifests in multiple ways. Athletes with higher VO2 max ...

Experts explain why this measure of cardiovascular health isn’t just for ‘fitness people,’ and how improving your VO2 max could even help you live longer.

While VO2 max estimates were once exclusively reserved for lab settings and high-end sports watches, Oura has developed a way to give users insight into their cardiorespiratory fitness. Dubbed ‘Cardio ...

Whoop, the screenless watchband-like wearable that beat out Oura in my non-watch fitness tracker showdown, has just added a VO2 max feature to its app. Now, just like Garmin, Apple Watch, and others, ...

Ascension St. John’s Human Performance Lab helps people measure heart health and build fitness plans for the year ahead.

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 ...

I have a strange question, but stay with me: Have you ever thought about how long you can run without breathing through your mouth? In a dark basement in central London I recently discovered that, for ...