Apple announced today at a virtual event that its upcoming Series 6 Apple Watch will include a blood oxygenation sensor, a first for the Apple Watch (but not for the wearable space). As it did with ...

Let's get the disclaimer out of the way first: I'm not a doctor. Nothing I'm going to tell you is backed by any medical training. You should definitely see your doctor before making any decisions, ...

A central metric in Dr. Goel's framework is VO2 Max, the measure of how much oxygen the body can use during exercise. Studies ...

On TikTok, VO2 max is going viral as the key to improving your endurance during a workout. In short, you can think of this metric as the maximum amount of oxygen your body uses during exercise – V ...

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

For general fitness and health, men should aim for age-adjusted VO2 max scores that put them above average. This will ensure you are maximizing reductions in all-cause mortality from having a higher ...

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, ...

Your Vo2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise. The best way to increase your Vo2 max is to exercise near your maximum heart rate. Vo2 max is a measure of ...

I’ve done enough “real” VO2 max tests—the trips to the lab, the expensive and cumbersome equipment, the brutally exhausting treadmill protocol, and in one case, the puking in the corner ...

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