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

If you're actively working towards building a higher VO2 max, you're probably well aware that interval training is a ...

When sorting through the features of the latest generation of fitness devices, runners might pause and ask, "Do I need that?" I wondered just that myself this fall, when I noticed that a number of ...

But Zone 0 won’t get you there. To build VO2 max, you need to raise your heart rate with purposeful effort, whether through interval training, hill sprints, circuit-style strength sessions, or even ...

What is VO 2 max? VO 2 max is short for "Volume of O2Maximum" where O2 stands for oxygen. Actually, it's supposed to be written as "VO 2 max" where the V stands for "Volume per unit of time." This ...

Maximal oxygen uptake, or VO2-max, tells you how fast you can deliver oxygen for use by your muscles. Its basic units are volume (i.e. litres of oxygen) per unit time (i.e. minutes). But the VO2-max ...

Short interval sessions are an effective way for runners of any level to target VO2 max and boost speed. Add one of these ...

From age benchmarks to effective training sessions, here’s what to know ...

Ever wish you could breathe easier and sustain more intensity mid-workout? You may have overheard the term "VO2 max" at the gym or on a trainer’s social media page recently—but what is this fitness ...

Setting a new personal max is a great way to chart your progress toward your fitness goals—so what’s the easiest way to do that? One useful step is to improve VO2 max, which is a measure of how much ...