What Is VO2 Max and Should You Care About Yours?

VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push ...
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VO2 Max Just Turned 100. Here’s What It Means.

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 ...