VO2 max
noun
: the maximum amount of oxygen the body can utilize during a specified period of usually intense exercise
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The resort recently debuted its first four-night-minimum wellness retreats which can be tailored to your needs with everything from VO2 max analysis and IV therapies to hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions.
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Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
VO2 max is a key marker of your cardiorespiratory fitness.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 1 Feb. 2026
More recently, older adults who practiced Japanese walking for five months showed improvements in resting blood pressure, lower-limb muscle strength and VO2 max, a key indicator of cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance, according to a 2025 study by a different group of scientists.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Compared to its shorter-interval workouts, for example, the Norwegian 4x4 is especially effective at raising VO2 max and, in turn, at building endurance, experts previously told SELF.
—Marissa Gold, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
VO2 max Testing your VO2 max is not exclusive to elite athletes.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), which is the highest amount of oxygen a person can use while exercising.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
VO2 max is a key marker of your cardiorespiratory fitness.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 1 Feb. 2026
More recently, older adults who practiced Japanese walking for five months showed improvements in resting blood pressure, lower-limb muscle strength and VO2 max, a key indicator of cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance, according to a 2025 study by a different group of scientists.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Compared to its shorter-interval workouts, for example, the Norwegian 4x4 is especially effective at raising VO2 max and, in turn, at building endurance, experts previously told SELF.
—Marissa Gold, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
VO2 max Testing your VO2 max is not exclusive to elite athletes.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
The program also increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), which is the highest amount of oxygen a person can use while exercising.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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VO2 max
noun
: the maximum amount of oxygen the body can use during a specified period of usually intense exercise that depends on body weight and the strength of the lungs
called also maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake, max VO2
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